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Richard Stanislaus Edwards

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Richard Stanislaus Edwards

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Jun 1956 (aged 71)
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot
Section 30, Lot 635 RH
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United States Navy Admiral. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1907. He earned the Navy Cross for Salvaging the submarine Squalas, which sank in 1939. During World War II he was Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the United States Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. He commanded the Western Sea Frontier and the Pacific Reserve Fleet from 1945 until he retired in 1947.
United States Navy Admiral. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1907. He earned the Navy Cross for Salvaging the submarine Squalas, which sank in 1939. During World War II he was Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the United States Fleet and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. He commanded the Western Sea Frontier and the Pacific Reserve Fleet from 1945 until he retired in 1947.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Bill Heneage
  • Added: Jul 13, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6603188/richard_stanislaus-edwards: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Stanislaus Edwards (18 Feb 1885–2 Jun 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6603188, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.