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 Martin Kostik today. Born in Czechoslovakia, Martin was killed in action near Prummern, Germany on 21Nov1944. Learn more about Martin here.
Martin is the 45th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
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Remember William (Bill) Franczak today. Bill was a champion boxer. He was killed in a plane crash during a routine flight. Learn more about Bill here.
Bill is the 44th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember William (Buddy) Rogers today. Buddy was a gunner on the Morning Star II when it was shot down on 26Jul1944 near Vienna, Austria. Learn more about Buddy here.
William is the 43rd Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember Sigurd Fagerlee today. He was killed in action near Imola, Italy on 30Sep1944. Learn more about Sigurd here.
Sigurd is the 42nd Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site.
Learn about the others here.
Remember Charles (Bill) Randolph today. Bill was killed in action near Remagen, Germany 81 years ago this month. Learn more about Bill here.
Bill is the 41st Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember Steve Salla. Steve died 81 years ago today after his plane was forced to ditch in the Pacific Ocean 15 miles North of Ponape Island. Learn about Steve here.
Steve is the 41st Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Many Edison Heroes have earned the Purple Heart medal.
Learn more about the Purple Heart here.
Remember Henry Nadeau today. Wounded in France in July 1944, Henry returned to his unit in November. He was killed near Malmedy, Belgium on 13Jan1945. Learn more about Henry here.
Henry is the 40th Edison Hero featured on this site. Learn about the others here.
Remember Richard Geidl today. Richard and 806 Marines and Sailors were killed when the USS Franklin was bombed by a Japanese plane off the coast of Okinawa on 19Mar1945. Learn more about Richard here.
Richard is the 39th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site. Learn more about the others here.
Remember Jack Murray today. Jack was the last of the 116 Edison Heroes that I was able to locate. Unfortunately, not much is known about Jack, or his service to the country. Learn more about Jack here.
Jack is the 38th Edison Hero (of 116) to be featured on this site. Learn about the others here:
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