Junior D. Edwards

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Junior D. Edwards
October 7, 1926(1926-10-07) – January 2, 1951 (aged 24)
Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth	Indianola, Iowa
Place of death	Near Changbong-ni, Korea
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	-1951
Rank	Sergeant First Class
Unit	Company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Korean War
Awards	Medal of Honor Purple Heart

Junior D. Edwards (October 7, 1926–January 2, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on January 2, 1951.

He is buried in IOOF Cemetery Indianola, Iowa.^[1]

1 Medal of Honor citation
2 See also
3 Notes
4 References

[edit] Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company E, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Changbong-ni, Korea, 2 January 1951

Entered service at: Indianola, Iowa. Born: 7 October 1926, Indianola, Iowa

G.O. No.: 13, 1 February 1952

Citation:

Sfc. Edwards, Company E, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. When his platoon, while assisting in the defense of a strategic hill, was forced out of its position and came under vicious raking fire from an enemy machine gun set up on adjacent high ground, Sfc. Edwards individually charged the hostile emplacement, throwing grenades as he advanced. The enemy withdrew but returned to deliver devastating fire when he had expended his ammunition. Securing a fresh supply of grenades, he again charged the emplacement, neutralized the weapon and killed the crew, but was forced back by hostile small-arms fire. When the enemy emplaced another machine gun and resumed fire, Sfc. Edwards again renewed his supply of grenades, rushed a third time through a vicious hail of fire, silenced this second gun and annihilated its crew. In this third daring assault he was mortally wounded but his indomitable courage and successful action enabled his platoon to regain and hold the vital strongpoint. Sfc. Edwards' consummate valor and gallant self-sacrifice reflect the utmost glory upon himself and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the infantry and military service.^[2]