Rank and Name, Private First Class Colon William Edwards.
Unit/Placed in, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division ”Red Arrow”.
Colon is born on 4 Oct. 1920 in Georgia.
Colon enlisted the service in Georgia with service number # 34441436.
Colon was KIA at Ormoc Valley when they crossed the Leyte River he was shot by the Japanese on 22 Nov. 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Colon is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
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