From: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:18:40 EDT
Subject: USS Edmonds

Richard,

I am seeking information on the USS Edmonds DE-406. We had a family member on board during WWII in 1945. My mother recently passed away and while going through boxes in the house we found letters my uncle Porter W. McElhiney had written.

We are putting together a family history and seek information as to what specific battles the Edmonds participated in. We know my uncle received 7 battle stars as we found his Navy uniform in a closet.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Rick Langford

From: "Bryan Williams"
[email protected]
Subject: USS Edmonds
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 20:32:12 -0500

My father was on the USS Edmonds from April 1944 to Oct. 1946

Burris, Henry Rual
Seaman 1C SV6 USNR
Steubenville,KY.
Wayne Co.
USNTS GT.LAKES.ILL.
NTS NOB NOR VA
USS EDMONDS (DE 406)
Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation- 2 stars
Asiatic Pacific- 3 stars American Theater
American Theater Ribbon
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribben - with one silver star , representing five bronze stars earned for participation in Morotai , Leyte , Luzon , Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns.
Philippine Liberation Ribbon- with two bronze stars , for serving in the Philippine area for at least thirty days , for participating in the initial landing operations at Leyte , and for being under direct enemy attack during the Luzon campaign.

Thank you Katy