Junior D. Edwards

Infobox Military Person
name= Junior D. Edwards
born= birth date|1926|10|7
died= death date and age|1951|1|2|1926|10|7
placeofbirth= Indianola, Iowa
placeofdeath= Near Changbong-ni, Korea
placeofburial=


caption= Medal of Honor recipient
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears= -1951
rank= Sergeant First Class
unit=Company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division
battles= Korean War
awards= Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Junior D. Edwards (October 7, 1926–January 2, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 2, 1951.

He is buried in IOOF Cemetery Indianola, Iowa.findagrave|7073220 Retrieved on 2007-12-01]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Changbong-ni, Korea, 2 January 1951

Entered service at: Indianola, Iowa. Born: 7 October 1926, Indianola, Iowa

G.O. No.: 13, 1 February 1952

Citation:

:Sfc. Edwards, Company E, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. When his platoon, while assisting in the defense of a strategic hill, was forced out of its position and came under vicious raking fire from an enemy machine gun set up on adjacent high ground, Sfc. Edwards individually charged the hostile emplacement, throwing grenades as he advanced. The enemy withdrew but returned to deliver devastating fire when he had expended his ammunition. Securing a fresh supply of grenades, he again charged the emplacement, neutralized the weapon and killed the crew, but was forced back by hostile small-arms fire. When the enemy emplaced another machine gun and resumed fire, Sfc. Edwards again renewed his supply of grenades, rushed a third time through a vicious hail of fire, silenced this second gun and annihilated its crew. In this third daring assault he was mortally wounded but his indomitable courage and successful action enabled his platoon to regain and hold the vital strongpoint. Sfc. Edwards' consummate valor and gallant self-sacrifice reflect the utmost glory upon himself and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the infantry and military service.cite web
accessdate=2007-12-31
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/koreanwar.html
title = "JUNIOR D. EDWARDS" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Korean War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= CMH, U.S. Army]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients

Notes

References

*findagrave|7073220 Retrieved on 2007-12-01

*cite web
accessdate=2007-12-31
url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/koreanwar.html
title = "JUNIOR D. EDWARDS" entry
work = Medal of Honor Recipients: Korean War
date = July 16, 2007
publisher= Center of Military History (CMH), United States ArmyPersondata
NAME = Edwards, Junior D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Korean War Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH = October 7, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH = Indianola, Iowa
DATE OF DEATH = January 2, 1951
PLACE OF DEATH = near Changbong-ni, Korea