ACCOUNTED FOR
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NAME Alfred Edwards |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 341127 |
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UNIT Company E Second Battalion 2nd Marines |
HOME OF RECORD Route 4, Stilwell, OK |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. May Edwards |
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DATE OF BIRTH October 17, 1910 |
ENTERED SERVICE January 9, 1942 Prior service, US Army |
DATE OF LOSS November 20, 1943 |
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REGION Gilbert Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Tarawa / Betio |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Edwards was accounted for on 27 August 2019 |
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INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Accounted For DPAA Announcement |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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