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Pvt Walter D. Edwards

14 Aug 1926 – 27 May 1945

Birth	14 Aug 1926
Death	27 May 1945
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery Colorado Springs , El Paso County , Colorado , USA
Added by	TheVintageLady on 24 Mar 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16306408

Bio

From the NARA War Department files: PVT Walter D. Edwards ID: 37713335 Status: KIA Address - Larkspur, Lake County, Colorado Entered service - October 30, 1944 Branch of service - U.S. Army Infantry (32nd Infantry Division) Trained at - Camp Wolters, Texas; Fort Ord, California Embarkation - April 6, 1945 He was killed near Santa Fe, Luzon in the Philippine Islands on May 27, 1945. He was buried at Santa Barbara, Luzon A memorial to the Red Arrow Division was built in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines. It is inscribed, "Erected by the officers and men of the 32d Infantry Division United States Army in memory of their gallant comrades who were killed along the Villa Verde Trail 30 January 1945 – 28 May 1945".

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• Herbert E. Edwards 1896–1980
• Lora E. Shelton Edwards 1896–1941

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