Dedicated to the 137 Minneapolis Edison Tommie alumni that died in service to the country during World War 2, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
Remember Ernest Pike today. Ernest went missing on 26June1945 when his bomber was shot down over the East China Sea off of Shanghai, China.
Ernest is the 108th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Richard Bergstrom today. Richard survived the war only to die in a car accident while service with the Allied Occupation Forces in Germany.
Richard is the 107th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Frank Warpeha, JR today. Frank died of wounds suffered in Germany just 2 weeks before the war in Europe ended.
Frank is the 106th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Edward Koniar today. Edward was lost at sea off of Okinawa Japan on 17Sep1945.
Edward is the 106th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Leroy Price today. Leroy died from illness while serving with the Allied occupation forces in Germany
Leroy is the 105th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Jack Fuller today. Jack was killed when his B-24M Liberator bomber crashed on a training flight in Northern California on 12May1945.
Jack is the 104th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Paul Leroy Jacobson today. He was stricken by a serious illness while serving with the US Army in England and eventually died from his illness after returning to Minnesota.
Paul Leroy is the 103rd (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Walter T Anderson today. It is the 82nd Anniversary of his death. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-day and was killed in action 2 days later.
Walter is the 102nd (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Also remember Paul Raupach today. It is also the 82nd Anniversary of his death. Paul was a paratrooper who parachuted into Normandy in the early morning hours of D-Day. Paul was the 50th Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site. Click on this link to learn more about Paul.
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Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of France.
On the morning of June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history—Operation Overlord—to liberate Nazi-occupied Western Europe.
More than 156,000 American, British, Canadian, and other Allied troops, supported by nearly 7,000 ships and landing craft and over 13,000 aircraft, assaulted a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified coastline in Normandy, France.
The operation began shortly after midnight with airborne divisions dropping behind enemy lines to secure bridges, roads, and key objectives. At dawn, soldiers stormed five beaches code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. American forces faced particularly fierce resistance at Omaha Beach, where thousands of troops fought their way inland against entrenched German defenses. By the end of the day, despite heavy casualties—over 10,000 Allied killed, wounded, or missing—the Allies had established a critical foothold on the European continent.
Several Edison Heroes participated in D-day.
Casimir Karbowniczek, Paul Raupach, and Milton F. Nelson all parachuted into Normandy in the early morning hours of June 6.
Joseph Barres is believed to have landed on Omaha Beach with the 743rd Tank Battalion.
Walter T. Anderson landed on Utah Beach with the 70th Tank Battalion. His page will be posted on June 8th, the 82nd anniversary of his death.
William Mueller, and Roger Nielsen were both P-47 fighter-bomber pilots who flew numerous missions that day in support of the invasion.
Over the next 11 months, 38 Edison Heroes died in Western Europe in the fight against Nazi Germany. Learn about some of them here.
Remember Nick Janosco today. He was killed while serving on the USS San Francisco on 13Nov1942
Nick is the 101st (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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