Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 16, 1946.
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Edgar served as a Torpedoman's Mate Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on November 13, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Edgar was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 5763780
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Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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Edgar served as a Torpedoman's Mate Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on November 13, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Edgar was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 5763780
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 16, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Edgar served as a Torpedoman's Mate Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on November 13, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Edgar was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 5763780
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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Edgar served as a Torpedoman's Mate Second Class, PT-337, U.S.S. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Twenty-Four, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Navy on November 13, 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Edgar was declared "Missing In Action" when PT-337 was sunk by Japanese fire in the Pacific area during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 5763780
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on PT-337:
Bales, Bruce S ~ Ens, NC
Canterbury, Morgan J ~ TM2c, NY
Fucili, Evo A ~ MoMM2c, NJ
Gregory, Allen B ~ QM2c, CT
Hyde, Robert W ~ Ens, CT
Schmidt, Edgar L ~ TM2c, TX
The rest of the crew, Ens. H. W. Cutter (Commander), RM2c Harry E. Barnett, SC3c James P. Mitchell, Y2c Henry S. Timmons, and MoMM2c Francis C. Watson survived the attack and were picked up by a Navy Catalina.
Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
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