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Corp John Edward “Eddie” Edwinson Jr.
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Corp John Edward “Eddie” Edwinson Jr.

Birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
24 Sep 1942 (aged 21)
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing - United States Marine Corps--Missing In Action
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The son of John Sr. and Vera (Britton) Edwinson. Grew up in Wilmington, Massachusetts, where he played on the Wilmington High School football team. Graduated 1938.

Enlisted USMC on 22 October 1940. Served with Company A, First Battalion, 7th Marines during World War II. Killed in action in an ambush on Guadalcanal, 24 September 1942.

"Eddie" was buried in the field, and his remains were declared non-recoverable after the war. His case is currently under investigation by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Cenotaph here
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The son of John Sr. and Vera (Britton) Edwinson. Grew up in Wilmington, Massachusetts, where he played on the Wilmington High School football team. Graduated 1938.

Enlisted USMC on 22 October 1940. Served with Company A, First Battalion, 7th Marines during World War II. Killed in action in an ambush on Guadalcanal, 24 September 1942.

"Eddie" was buried in the field, and his remains were declared non-recoverable after the war. His case is currently under investigation by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

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Entered the service from Massachusetts.

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  • Maintained by: Geoffrey Roecker
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56760093/john_edward-edwinson: accessed ), memorial page for Corp John Edward “Eddie” Edwinson Jr. (17 Mar 1921–24 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56760093, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Geoffrey Roecker (contributor 47006169).