New Vietnam Heroes Identified

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:

Vietnam

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.

V-J Day

Today is the 80th anniversary of V-J day. The day that Japan offered their unconditional surrender to the Allies, and the end of World War 2.

Japan surrendered after the Allies conducted a months long conventional bombing campaign of 64 Japanese cities, and dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945).

Starting with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, over 111,600 US service members were killed in the war with Japan. 26 Edison Heroes are included in that total.

It is estimated that over 36 million people (civilian and military) died in the war with Japan.

Had Japan not surrendered, a planned land invasion of Japan would have likely extended the war by over a year, and resulted in up to 800,000 additional deaths of US personnel.