James D. Edwards

  • ASN:
    18005119
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Nov 25, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Sept 24, 1979
FULL NAME:

James D. Edwards

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18005119

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Nov 25, 1921
  • DATE OF DEATH: Sept 24, 1979
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Richland, Navarro County, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    July 3, 1940
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Dallas, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    Military Police Platoon, 2nd Infantry Division
  • SUBUNIT:
    Not Specified (see Main Unit)
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

HONORED BY:

James D. Edwards, Son

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
James D Edwards
Army Serial Number
18005119
Enlistment Place
Dallas Texas
Enlistment Date
3 Jul 1940
Army Branch
Infantry
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Navarro County, Texas
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1921
Birth Place
Tennessee
Source Box Number
0265
Source Film Reel Number
2.122
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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