Jones County

 

Pvt. Thomas Israel Edwards

 

 

Thomas Israel Edwards was born Apr. 28, 1912 to Ira Joseph and Anna Lucy Lamey Edwards. He died Aug. 31, 1944 and is buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoze, France.

Pvt. Edwards served in World War II with the U.S. Army 83rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division and was KIA in France. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com