Born: January 25, 1924
Killed in Action: March 13, 1945 while serving on Iwo Jima

U.S. Marine Corp
Rank: Corporal
Third Marine Division, War Dog Detachment

Cpl. Edwards worked at Hercules in Hopewell before enlisting in the service in September, 1942

At the time of his death, Cpl. Edwards was survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Clara Clark Middleton.

Interment: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Richmond County, Virginia