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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Hospitalman Apprentice First Class

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    5th Marines

    Division:

    1st Marine Division

    Action Date:

    October 6, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Hospitalman Apprentice First Class William L. Edwards, United States Navy, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on October 6, 1944, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, FIRST Marine Division in the Palau Islands. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.