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 Morris T. Johnson who died 81 years ago today in Italy. Morris is buried (SECTION C-25 SITE 14277) at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Please consider visiting Morris’ grave today. Learn more about Morris.
Morris is the 29th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
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Please remember Robert Stevens today. Robert was a Navigator on a B-17 bomber. He died on a mission to Italy on 29Nov1943. Learn more about Robert here.
Robert is the 28th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Today is also the 80th anniversary of the death of Vicent Fish in the Philippines. Vincent’s story has been featured previously. Vicent is buried (SECTION C-3 SITE 7856) at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. If anyone has the opportunity, please consider visiting Vincent’s grave today to pay your respects.
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Edison Class of June 1939
Remember Raymond Ziegler today. Raymond enlisted in the Navy less than 1 month after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn more about Raymond here.
Raymond is the 27th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
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Remember Leonard Falldin today. Please read to the end of his page to learn more about Leonard, his brother Arthur, and a family who had 8 of their 10 sons in uniform.
Leonard is the 26th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site to date. Learn about the others here.
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Joe Barres was killed in action 80 years ago today near Konigshoven, Germany. Remember Joe today.
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Joe is the 25th Tommie memorialized on this site. Learn more about some other Tommies that died in service to the country.
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Remember WIlliam Zukowski. He died 80 years ago today fighting on Iwo Jima. It was his daughter Joanne’s 1st birthday. Learn more about William.
William was 1 of 2 Tommies to die on Iwo Jima. Roland Mosier was killed on 19Feb1945. Learn more about Roland Mosier.
24 of the 116 Tommies who died in service to the country during World War 2 have been memorialized on this site to date. Their stories can be found here.
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Remember Bill Robertson. Class of January 1940. 4 Years Varsity Football. 3 Year Letterman. First Team All City.
Bill died in a plane crash on 20Apr1944. Bill is the 24th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn more about Bill.
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Navy Ensign Lauren Weizel was killed in a plane crash on 14Mar1944 near Vero Beach, FL.
Lauren is the 23rd (of 116) Tommie Heroes featured on this site.
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Class of June 1942
William drowned during training on 11Jun1943. One (1) month short of his 19th birthday.
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Sadly, William is not the only Cisek brother from Edison who died in service. His brother Edward was killed in action in Germany on 19Feb1945.
William is the 22nd (of 116) Tommie Heroes featured on this website. Find their stories here.
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Class of June 1941
Roger was a fighter pilot killed near Cherbourg, France on 18Jun1944.
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Learn about the other 20 (of 116) Edison Heroes featured on this site to date.
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