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 Steve Kovalitsky today. He died on 6Jul1944 while serving with the United States Army in France.
Steve is the 93rd (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Henry Ptak today. He died on 21Apr1945 while serving with the United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific.
Henry is the 92nd (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Fred Robinson today. He died on 26Mar1943 of wounds suffered 3 days previously while serving with the US Army in North Africa.
Fred is the 91th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Milton F. Nelson today. He was killed in action on 5Oct1944 while serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Holland.
Milton is the 90th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Richard Geidl today. Richard was killed 81 years ago today while serving with the Marine Corps aboard the USS Franklin.
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Richard’s page was posted previously as the 39th Edison Hero (of 116) featured on this site.
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Remember John Haglund today. He was killed in action on 5Aug1944 when his B-17 bomber was shot down on a bombing mission to Magdeburg, Germany.
John is the 89th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Boleslas Horowicki today. He died on 12July1944 of wounds suffered the previous day while serving with the US Army in France. It was his first day in combat.
Boleslas is the 88th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Gordon Zimmer today. Gordon was the first Edison Hero to be killed in action during World War 2 while serving with the US Navy in the South Pacific on 10Oct1942.
Gordon was also the last Edison alumni “discovered” to be an Edison Hero and have his name included on the memorial plaque.
Gordon is the 87th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Paul Gray today. Paul was killed while serving with the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 28Sep1944.
Paul is the 86th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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Remember Edward Holmquist today. Edward was killed in a plane crash on 9Aug1943 near Louisville, KY while training with the Army Air Corps.
Edwardt is the 85th (of 116) Edison Hero from World War II to be featured on this site.
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