WWII
Korea
Robert Winfield Edwards
Rate / Rank
Sgt/Captain
Birthdate
November 3 1914
Date of Death
January 11 1998
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
May 15 1942 - December 13 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Normandy; Northern France; Ardennes; Central Europe
- European Theater of Operations; March 10, 1944 - October 10, 1945
- Korea
Significant Duty Stations
- 45th Field Hospital
Decorations & Citations
- Bronze Star Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
- Korean Service Medal; United Nations Service Medal
- Army Occupation Medal (Japan) Republic of Korea Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
US Army service number 34-269-263. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of Record; 203 3rd Ave., NW, Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1932. Was discharged from service December 1945. Later re-enlisted and served as Chaplain during the Korean War. Burial; Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California. Plot CB, 0, 1206-H.