Rank and Name, Motor Machinist’s Mate Second Class Fred Martin Edwards.
Unit/Placed in, , USS PC-558 (Sub-Chaser), United States Naval Reserve.
Fred is born on 27 September 1916 in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho.
Father, James Byron Edwards.
Mother, Sarah Ann (Olsen) Edwards.
Sister(s), Annie Crace Edwards.
Brother(s), Russel Arthur, George Byron, James Murph, William Robert and Gordon Leroy Edwards.
Fred enlisted the service in Idaho with service number # 6600557.
Fred was KIA/MIA when the USS PC-558 was torpedoed by German U-boat on 9 May 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Fred is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Piazzale Kennedy 1, Nettuno, Italy.
Walls of the missing.
Fred also has a Memorial Grave at Mountain View Cemetery
Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA
Thanks to, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78434001
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KC11-71Z
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Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
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