WWII

Edward Charlie Green, Sr.

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
June 20 1916

Date of Death
March 5 1992

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
January 5 1940 - June 14 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

North Solomons; Bora-Bora; New Hebrides; Guadalcanal; New Georgia
Pacific Theater of Operations - February 17, 1942 to November 20, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; 1937 at Fort McPherson, Georgia. 4th Coast Artillery Battalion, Panama Canal Zone. Discharged; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Reenlisted; 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Battery E, 21st Coast Artillery Battalion

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star
American Defense Medal, World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 06-924-728. Born; Grady County, Georgia. Prior service for 2 years. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; 117 2nd Ave. SE, Cairo, Georgia. Father of Staff Sergeant Edward Charlie Green, Jr. US Army. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.