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Otho
L.
Edwards
, Jr.
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Ashville

, 

North Carolina

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Action Date:

    World War II
    American Battle Monuments Commission

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Junior Grade Otho L. Edwards, Jr. (NSN: 0-278689), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Patrol Bombing Squadron 27 (VPB-27)

    Action Date:

    April 27, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 356 (November 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Otho L. Edwards, Jr. (NSN: 0-278689), United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Patrol Plane Commander in Patrol Bombing Squadron TWENTY-SEVEN (VPB-27), in action in the Yellow Sea on 27 April 1945.