Harry Sanford Edwards Jr.

Vietnam War
UnitAttack Squadron 153
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromDecatur Georgia
Date of DeathOctober 20 1966
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Edwards was a member of Attack Squadron 153, Carrier Air Wing 15 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). On October 20, 1966, he was the pilot of a Douglas Attack Aircraft Skyhawk (A-4C) on a bombing mission to hit the Trinh Xu Yen Bridge at Nam Dinh, Nam Ha Province, North Vietnam when he dove at the target he struck the ground. His remains were recovered on November 3, 1988 and identified on August 2, 1996. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.