Private First Class Edens was a member of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in Korea and died of those wounds on June 13, 1951. Private First Class Edens was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Edens, Melvin
Conflict: Korea, Branch: US Marine Corps, Wall Location: Korea
Date of Birth 12/26/28 Date of Death 6/13/51
