SGT, USMC. SERVED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS RAIDER BATTALIONS. FOUGHT AT GUADACANAL, BOUGAINVILLE, GUAM AND OKINAWA. BAYONETTED IN THE STOMACH AT BOUGAINVILLE. SHOT IN THE RIGHT LEG ON GUAM. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR COMBAT WOUNDS. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.
Vernon L. Eddins
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Birth- Jul 10, 1925
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Marriage- Jun 13, 1946-Ages: 83 - 21 years
Argie Mae Harris
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Spouse Death Date
Feb 1, 2008
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Residence: From
1928
Residence: To
2012
Occupation
Federal Civil Service
Race or Ethnicity
White
Death- Nov 27, 2012-Age: 87 years
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
Burial- Nov 30, 2012
Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida
Father
George Martin Eddins, Sr
Mother
Clara Mae Jackson Eddins
Full Name
Vernon Lionel Eddins
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