Pfc. Rex O. Edwards
December 14, 1914–July 8, 1944
Residence: Jones, Iowa
Education: 4 Years High School
Occupation: *****
Marital Status: Single, No Dependents
Enlistment Date: April 14, 1941
Enlistment Place: *****
Service/Unit: Army/133rd Infantry, 34th Division
Service #: 37042813
Awards: Purple Heart
Burial: Plot C Row 13 Grave 27, Florence American Cemetery
ANAMOSA BOY GETS WOUNDS
Rex Edwards Hurt Fighting in Italy
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Edwards received a telegram from the War Department Saturday notifying them that their son, Pfc. Rex O. Edwards, was seriously wounded in action in Italy on July 8.
Rex was inducted April 14, 1941. He received his training at Camp Claiborne, and was a member of the 133rd infantry, Iowa National Guard. Pfc. Edwards had 28 months service overseas before he was wounded.
Three Brothers
He served in Ireland, England, Africa and on the Anzio beach head. He took part in the capture of Rome, and spent a five-day rest leave in that city. Rex is a member of the famed 34th division.
He has three brothers In the service. Sergt. Neil P. Edwards is stationed in the South Pacific; Pvt. Clarence Edwards is in Normandy, and Pvt. William B. Edwards is in training at the Fity General hospital, Denver, Colo.
Address Given
Rex' address is as follows: Pfc. Rex O. Edwards, 37042813; 2628 Hospital Section; A.P.O. 698, c/o Postmaster; New York City. N. Y.
Source: The Anamosa Journal, Anamosa, Iowa, July 27, 1944
REX EDWARDS GIVES LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
Parents Get Word Of Death Following Wounds In Action
Jones county added another name to the list of war dead this week when death of Pfc. Rex Edwards was reported to his parents. List now totals 15, including only men who are natives of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Edwards received the telegram from the war department last Saturday notifying them of their son's death from wounds received in Italy on July 8. Pfc. Edwards died the same day he received his wounds. They had received a telegram a week earlier telling of his wounds.
Inducted In 1941
Rex Edwards was born Dec. 14, 1914, in Saskatchewan, Canada. He came to Iowa with his parents at the age of seven. He graduated from Monmouth high school, and was employed on the farm-Later he worked for the Reid Hybrid company, Anamosa, and the Concrete Materials company, Cedar Rapids. He was inducted into the service April 14, 1941, and was trained at Camp Claiborne, La. He was a member of the 133rd Infantry, 34th Division. Rex served 28 months overseas before his death.
Three Brothers Serve
He served in Ireland, England, Africa and on the Anzio beach head. He took part in the capture of Rome, and spent a five-day rest leave in that city. He has three brothers in the service. Sergt. Neil P. Edwards is stationed in the South Pacific; Pvt. Clarence Edwards is in Normandy, and Pvt. William B. Edwards is in training at the Fity General hospital, Denver, Colo.
Survivors Named
Also surviving are his parents, one sister, Mrs. Tom Jensen, Jr., Anamosa; his maternal grandmother, and three nephews.
Source: The Anamosa Journal, Anamosa, Iowa, August 3, 1944
