Don Robert Edson
Era | Vietnam War |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Wall | C |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 7 |
Plaque Number | 35 |
Seabees
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Achievement, Combat Action, National Defense Service, Vietnam Service w/Marine Corps Device and 2 Stars, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation W/Palm, Vietnam Campaign, Rifle Marksmanship "Sharpshooter"
Assigned to Mobile Construction Battalion 9, Don commanded a 150-man unit with the primary mission of maintaining Highway #1, Vietnam's North-South thoroughfare.