Benjamin F. Edwards
Staff Sergeant, US Army, 2nd Armored Division
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B. Edwards
Benjamin F. Edwards
aka Benjiman F. Edwards
Staff Sergeant, US Army
Service #14015074
Assigned to Company F,
67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
European Theater of Operations
Died on August 5, 1944
In Normandy, France, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action
Final Burial Location:
Girard Cemetery
Girard, Russell County, Alabama, USA
As listed in FindAGrave.com Memorial 14240813
Awards:
Purple Heart
Medal
American Defense
Service Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal
European-African-
Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal
World War II
Victory Medal
These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who,
while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917,
has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy
of the United States.
American Defense Service Medal Awarded for service between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
Staff Sergeant Edwards is believed to have entered the
US Army from Russell County, Alabama,
Enlisting at Fort Benning, Georgia on August 10, 1940
and his loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.
His name is not listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
There are two discrepancies with the original Honor Lists for Staff Sergeant Edwards:
First, his given name is spelled "Benjiman" on both the Honor Roll and the Army Serial Number
Merged File, and second, his burial location and County of Residence are Russell County but his
loss is listed under Winston County.
Note 1: The death location, "Normandy, France" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of S SG Edwards,
this location was not verified by eyewitness statement or official After Action Report.
Rescarching multiple online sources, this location was estimated based on his grave marker inscription of "Killed in Action in the battle of Normandy" as shown on the Find a Grave website.
Anyone with a more specific location or other details is welcomed and encouraged to submit
an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.
The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
14015074
NAME
EDWARDS BENJIMAN F
RESIDENCE: STATE
41 - ALABAMA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY
113 - RUSSELL
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
4341 - FT BENNING GEORGIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
8/10/1940 - August 10, 1940
GRADE, ALPHA
Private
BRANCH: CODE
CE# - Corps of Engineers
TERM OF ENLISTMENT
O - Undefined Code
LONGEVITY
Undefined Code
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL
O - Civil Life
NATIVITY
41 - ALABAMA
YEAR OF BIRTH
19, Actual date on his grave marker is (6/7/1920) June 7, 1920
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP
White, citizen
EDUCATION
2 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
316 - Farm hands, general farms
MARITAL STATUS
6 - Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY
1 - Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #
#, 0146, 2.3xx
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