WWII
Korea
Angus "Pig" Edwards, Jr.
Rate / Rank
RD3
Birthdate
May 29 1927
Date of Death
May 6 1981
Branch
US Navy
Active Duty Service
August 16 1944 - October 21 1951
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Invasion of Okinawa
Significant Duty Stations
- USS (LCS-75) Landing Craft Support; USS (LSM-422) Landing Ship Medium
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star; Good Conduct Medal; Occupation Medal (Japan); Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal; National Defense Medal; Korean Korean War Service Medal (ROK)
Notes
Commander, American Legion Post 122 Grady County 1980/81. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1944. BS degree in Business Administration from North Georgia College. Son of Sergeant Angus Edwards, Sr. US Army and brother of Yeoman Second Class John William "Billy" Edwards US Navy. A. Edwards Insurance Agency, Cairo, Georgia. Burial: Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.