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 Eugene Pfeifer today. Eugene was killed in an accident on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Antietam on 4Nov1951. Learn more about Eugene here.
Eugene is the 5th Edison Hero (of 7) featured on this site to die in service during the Korean War. Learn about the others here.
Remember Louis Coulombe today. A Marine pilot, Louis was killed on 1Nov1943 when his plane exploded on the runway while preparing to takeoff. Learn more about Louis here.
Louis is the 66th Edison Hero (of 116) from World War 2 to be featured on this site.
Learn about the others here.
Two new Edison Heroes from Vietnam have been identified, bringing the total to 13.
Renold Peterson attended Edison in 1963. He was killed in action in 1966. Thank you to his cousin, Class of 1966, for making sure Renold is included on the list.
Terry Lein was in the Class of 1967. He died as a result of an accident aboard a Navy ship in 1970. Thank you to several people who saw the page in honor of George Kokosh, and realized Terry should be included on the list.
Any person associated with Edison High School who served in the military, and died while on active duty, between 28Feb1961 and 7May1975 will be included on the list of Edison Heroes from Vietnam. The list can be found here:
It is very important that all eligible people are included on the list.
Please contact mike@edisonhereos.com if you believe that there is anyone missing.
Remember George “Skip” Kokosh today on what would have been his 79th birthday. George was killed in action on 11May1968 while serving with the Army in Vietnam. Learn more about Skip here.
Skip is the 3rd Edison Hero (of 12) from Vietnam to be featured on this page. Learn about the others here.
Remember John Malik today. John died after being struck by a car while attending Naval Radio School in Oxford, OH. Learn more about John here.
John is the 65th Edison Hero (of 116) from World War 2 be featured on this site.
Learn about the others here.
Remember Ervin Hegre today. Ervin was killed by German artillery fire on 20Sep1944 near Bénicourt, France. Learn more about Ervin here.
Ervin is the 64th Edison Hero (of 116) from World War 2 to be featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember William Warhol today. William was killed on 26Apr1952 when his ship collided with the USS Wasp while training for deployment to Korea. Learn more about William here.
William is the 4th Edison Hero (of 7) from Korea to be featured on this site. Learn more about the others here.
Remember Robert Yankoski today. Robert was killed on 24Oct1972 while working on the flight deck of the USS Midway when a plane crashed onto the deck while landing. Learn more about Robert here.
Robert is the 2nd Edison Hero (of 12) featured on this page. Learn about the others here.
Remember Joseph Schaefer today. He was killed in action on 26Mar1953 in Korea. Learn more about Joseph here.
Joseph is the 3rd Edison Hero (of 7) from the Korean War to be featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember Robert Sorenson today. Robert was killed in action near Cassino, Italy on 5Febr1944. Learn more about Robert here.
Robert is the 65th Edison Hero (of 116) from World War 2 featured on this site.
Learn about the others here.
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