Alfred Edwards

ACCOUNTED FOR	NAME Alfred Edwards	NICKNAME —	SERVICE NUMBER 341127
	UNIT Company E Second Battalion 2nd Marines	HOME OF RECORD Stilwell, OK	NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. May Edwards
	DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1910 at Harrison, AR	ENTERED SERVICE January 9, 1942 Prior service, US Army	DATE OF LOSS November 20, 1943
	REGION Gilbert Islands	CAMPAIGN / AREA Tarawa / Betio	CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Alfred Edwards served with Company E, 2nd Marines during the battle of Betio, Tarawa atoll. He was killed in action on 20 November 1943 and buried in the East Division Cemetery. Edwards was accounted for on 27 August 2019.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart	LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class	STATUS OF REMAINS Accounted For DPAA Announcement	MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial