Edwards, Freddie Lee, Jr., BM1

Fallen

TWS Ribbon Bar

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last Primary NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate

Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate

Primary Unit
1969-1970, BM-0000, PCF-15, River Division 533 (RIVDIV 533)

Service Years
1954 - 1970

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Alabama

Year of Birth
1935

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Vincent Diemert, ITCS to remember Edwards, Freddie Lee, Jr., BM1.

If you knew or served with this Sailor and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.

Casualty Info

Home Town Prichard, AL	Last Address Prichard, AL

Casualty Date Feb 21, 1970
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Kien Giang (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Oaklawn Cemetery - Mobile, Alabama	Wall/Plot Coordinates 13W 042 /

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2014, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2014, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Additional Information

Comments/Citation:

Super 8 movies taken at Danang, Vietnam of Swift Boat operations from PCF-15 by OIC, Lt(jg) B.C. Johnson, USNR, Crew includes BM Edwards, EN, Monty, GM Bryson, RM Taylor and SN Perry.(Video is on youtube shot by BC Johnson)

Photo Album (More...)

Current Photo
		Service Photo

1966-1966, BM-0000, PCFDIV-102

From Month/Year - / 1966	To Month/Year - / 1966
Unit PCFDIV-102 Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer First Class	NEC BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	PCFDIV-102 Details
	PCF Div 102 established in DaNang on 16 January 1966 Renamed on 1 January 1967 as Coastal Division 12
	Type Combat - River
	Parent Unit Coastal Surveillance Force (TF-115)	Strength Division
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 30, 2022

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories PCF-15

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

No Available Photos

4 Members Also There at Same Time

PCF-56

Billings, Kemper Swanson, PO1, (1955-1966)

BM-0000

Petty Officer First Class

PCF-77

Brock, Harry Giles, PO3, (1965-1966)	BM	BM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Baker, Willy Scott, CPO, (1945-1966)	MR	MR-0000	Chief Petty Officer
Timmons, Bruce Allan, PO3, (1964-1966)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class