Edwards James Oliver

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James Oliver Edwards is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Dieppe American Ranger Memorial

Name:

James Oliver Edwards

Rank:

Technician 5th Grade

Serial Number:

33031650

Unit:

1st Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1971-05-06

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Plot:

Section E

Row:

Grave:

Site 1345

Decoration:

Comments:

James Oliver Edwards was born on January 11, 1913, in Hays, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Maria Jane Sowers Edwards.

Edwards served in the 1st Ranger Battalion, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was promoted to T/5. He was one of 50 US Army Rangers who participated with British Commando on the Dieppe raid in 1942. He remained with Company C, 1st Ranger Battalion, and incurred a bullet wound in the invasion of Arzew on November 10, 1942. T5 Edwards returned to duty in January 1943 while in Algeria. He died on May 6, 1971, and is now buried in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

Source of information: wwiirangers.org