Washington Post, The (DC) - July 3, 2005
Deceased Name: Edward Kristian Pedersen Mar ...
Edward Kristian Pedersen, 86, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and pilot, died June 27 of cardiac disease at Reston Hospital Center. He was a longtime resident of Fairfax County.
Col. Pedersen was born in Haugesund, Norway, and came to the United States as a 9-year-old in 1928, growing up in Brooklyn. He attended Iowa State University in 1940 and later studied at George Washington University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business in 1962 and a master's degree in business in 1965.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1941 as a second lieutenant and attended flight school in Pensacola, Fla., at the beginning of World War II. During the war, he served on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands as a fighter pilot. Shot down by the Japanese over the Solomons, he was rescued, contracted malaria and later returned to the battlefield.
He received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in 1942 from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. According to the citation, he led a group of fighters sent to intercept a large formation of enemy torpedo bombers that had attacked U.S. ships off Guadalcanal on Nov. 12, 1942. He successfully destroyed one enemy bomber "despite extremely heavy anti-aircraft fire from our ships and intense opposition from enemy aircraft." Two days later, he shot down two enemy aircraft that were escorting a Japanese naval task force moving in on Guadalcanal.
During his Marine career, Col. Pedersen served at El Toro, Calif., Pensacola and Quantico. He retired in 1962.
He worked briefly as a civilian employee of the Pentagon and later for Research Analysis Corp. of McLean. He retired again in 1970. An avid fisherman and hunter, he also spent his retirement years as a master woodcarver and cabinetmaker.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary Elizabeth Pedersen of Great Falls; five children, Anna Christina Marine of Annapolis, Edward Kristian Pedersen of Manassas, Marvin Andreas Pedersen of Nanjemoy, Mikal Arnfin Pedersen of Great Falls, Patricia Elizabeth Pedersen of New Haven, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased Name: Edward Kristian Pedersen Mar ...
Edward Kristian Pedersen, 86, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and pilot, died June 27 of cardiac disease at Reston Hospital Center. He was a longtime resident of Fairfax County.
Col. Pedersen was born in Haugesund, Norway, and came to the United States as a 9-year-old in 1928, growing up in Brooklyn. He attended Iowa State University in 1940 and later studied at George Washington University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business in 1962 and a master's degree in business in 1965.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1941 as a second lieutenant and attended flight school in Pensacola, Fla., at the beginning of World War II. During the war, he served on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands as a fighter pilot. Shot down by the Japanese over the Solomons, he was rescued, contracted malaria and later returned to the battlefield.
He received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in 1942 from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. According to the citation, he led a group of fighters sent to intercept a large formation of enemy torpedo bombers that had attacked U.S. ships off Guadalcanal on Nov. 12, 1942. He successfully destroyed one enemy bomber "despite extremely heavy anti-aircraft fire from our ships and intense opposition from enemy aircraft." Two days later, he shot down two enemy aircraft that were escorting a Japanese naval task force moving in on Guadalcanal.
During his Marine career, Col. Pedersen served at El Toro, Calif., Pensacola and Quantico. He retired in 1962.
He worked briefly as a civilian employee of the Pentagon and later for Research Analysis Corp. of McLean. He retired again in 1970. An avid fisherman and hunter, he also spent his retirement years as a master woodcarver and cabinetmaker.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary Elizabeth Pedersen of Great Falls; five children, Anna Christina Marine of Annapolis, Edward Kristian Pedersen of Manassas, Marvin Andreas Pedersen of Nanjemoy, Mikal Arnfin Pedersen of Great Falls, Patricia Elizabeth Pedersen of New Haven, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Washington Post, The (DC) - July 3, 2005
Deceased Name: Edward Kristian Pedersen Mar ...
Edward Kristian Pedersen, 86, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and pilot, died June 27 of cardiac disease at Reston Hospital Center. He was a longtime resident of Fairfax County.
Col. Pedersen was born in Haugesund, Norway, and came to the United States as a 9-year-old in 1928, growing up in Brooklyn. He attended Iowa State University in 1940 and later studied at George Washington University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business in 1962 and a master's degree in business in 1965.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1941 as a second lieutenant and attended flight school in Pensacola, Fla., at the beginning of World War II. During the war, he served on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands as a fighter pilot. Shot down by the Japanese over the Solomons, he was rescued, contracted malaria and later returned to the battlefield.
He received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in 1942 from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. According to the citation, he led a group of fighters sent to intercept a large formation of enemy torpedo bombers that had attacked U.S. ships off Guadalcanal on Nov. 12, 1942. He successfully destroyed one enemy bomber "despite extremely heavy anti-aircraft fire from our ships and intense opposition from enemy aircraft." Two days later, he shot down two enemy aircraft that were escorting a Japanese naval task force moving in on Guadalcanal.
During his Marine career, Col. Pedersen served at El Toro, Calif., Pensacola and Quantico. He retired in 1962.
He worked briefly as a civilian employee of the Pentagon and later for Research Analysis Corp. of McLean. He retired again in 1970. An avid fisherman and hunter, he also spent his retirement years as a master woodcarver and cabinetmaker.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary Elizabeth Pedersen of Great Falls; five children, Anna Christina Marine of Annapolis, Edward Kristian Pedersen of Manassas, Marvin Andreas Pedersen of Nanjemoy, Mikal Arnfin Pedersen of Great Falls, Patricia Elizabeth Pedersen of New Haven, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased Name: Edward Kristian Pedersen Mar ...
Edward Kristian Pedersen, 86, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and pilot, died June 27 of cardiac disease at Reston Hospital Center. He was a longtime resident of Fairfax County.
Col. Pedersen was born in Haugesund, Norway, and came to the United States as a 9-year-old in 1928, growing up in Brooklyn. He attended Iowa State University in 1940 and later studied at George Washington University, where he received a bachelor's degree in business in 1962 and a master's degree in business in 1965.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1941 as a second lieutenant and attended flight school in Pensacola, Fla., at the beginning of World War II. During the war, he served on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands as a fighter pilot. Shot down by the Japanese over the Solomons, he was rescued, contracted malaria and later returned to the battlefield.
He received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in 1942 from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox. According to the citation, he led a group of fighters sent to intercept a large formation of enemy torpedo bombers that had attacked U.S. ships off Guadalcanal on Nov. 12, 1942. He successfully destroyed one enemy bomber "despite extremely heavy anti-aircraft fire from our ships and intense opposition from enemy aircraft." Two days later, he shot down two enemy aircraft that were escorting a Japanese naval task force moving in on Guadalcanal.
During his Marine career, Col. Pedersen served at El Toro, Calif., Pensacola and Quantico. He retired in 1962.
He worked briefly as a civilian employee of the Pentagon and later for Research Analysis Corp. of McLean. He retired again in 1970. An avid fisherman and hunter, he also spent his retirement years as a master woodcarver and cabinetmaker.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary Elizabeth Pedersen of Great Falls; five children, Anna Christina Marine of Annapolis, Edward Kristian Pedersen of Manassas, Marvin Andreas Pedersen of Nanjemoy, Mikal Arnfin Pedersen of Great Falls, Patricia Elizabeth Pedersen of New Haven, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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