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Edwards Dik E.

Name:
Dik E. Edwards
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-02-26
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
C
Row:
Grave:
570
Decoration:
Comments:

Dik E. Edwards was born on August 13, 1922. He served in the 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He died on February 26, 1945 at the age of 22 and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. 2Lt Edwards was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1945-05-26.