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词条 Bert C. Edmonds
释义

  1. Navy career

  2. Awarded the Silver Star

  3. Namesake

  4. See also

  5. References

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|name = Bert C. Edmonds
|birth_date = {{birth date|1919|3|21}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1942|10|16|1919|3|21}}
|birth_place = Longmont, Colorado
|death_place = Solomon Islands
|image =
|caption =
|nickname =
|allegiance = United States of America
|serviceyears = 1937–1942
|rank = Aviation Ordnanceman First Class
|branch = United States Navy
|unit = Torpedo Squadron 8
|battles = World War II
*Guadalcanal campaign
|awards = Silver Star (posthumous)
}}

Bert C. Edmonds was born March 21, 1919 in Longmont, Colorado.

Navy career

Edmonds enlisted in the Navy September 11, 1937.

Awarded the Silver Star

He was killed in action in the Solomons October 16, 1942. Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Edmonds was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his heroism while serving with Torpedo Squadron 8 in the Solomons.

Namesake

USS Edmonds (DE-406) was launched December 17, 1943 by Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. F. Campbell, mother of Aviation Ordnanceman Edmonds; and commissioned April 3, 1944, Lieutenant Commander C. S. Barker, Jr., in command.

See also

{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy|World War II}}

References

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7 : 1919 births|1942 deaths|United States Navy sailors|Recipients of the Silver Star|American naval personnel killed in World War II|United States Naval Aviators|People from Longmont, Colorado

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