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EDWARD  CLYDE "TEDDY" BENFOLD

Rate/Rank
HM3
Service Branch
USN 5/1949 - 9/1952
Born 01/15/1931
STATEN ISLAND, NY
KILLED IN ACTION - WESTERN OUTPOSTS, BUNKER HILL, KOREA, 09/05/1952
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CORPSMAN, F CO., 2ND BATTALION, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, KOREA
USNH PHILADELPHIA, PA
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
CAMP PENDLETON, CA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
PURPLE HEART
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
UNITED NATIONS MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

Medal of Honor Memorial, Audubon High School, Audubon, NJ - Memorial Day 2024