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Roderick W. Edmonds (August 20, 1919 – August 8, 1985) was a master sergeant of the 106th Infantry Division, 422nd Infantry Regiment in the United States Army during World War II, who was captured and became the ranking U.S. non-commissioned officer at the Stalag IX-A prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, where—at the risk of his life—he saved ...
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds (b. 1919) of Knoxville, Tennessee, served in the US Army during World War II. He participated in the landing of the American forces in Europe and was taken prisoner by the Germans. Together with other American POWs, including Jews, he was taken to Stalag IXA, a camp near Ziegenhain, Germany.
Aug 19, 2023 · Roderick Edmonds, a twenty-four-year-old non-commissioned officer from Tennessee, is one of just five Americans recognized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel for his heroics in...
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Roddie Edmonds and 6,000 soldiers of the 106th and 28th Infantry Divisions were surrounded and taken prisoner by German forces near Prüm, Germany. 25 Dec 1944 : Roddie Edmonds and the other enlisted men of the 106th and 28th Infantry Divisions captured in the Battle of the Bulge arrived at Stalag IX-B at Bad Orb, Germany. 28 Jan 1945
Aug 16, 2023 · Yad Vashem / Press Release (Colorized by Palette.fm) A number of Americans risked their lives to save those in trouble during the Second World War, but few were as brave as Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds. While imprisoned at a German prisoner of war (POW) camp, the noncomissioned officer defiantly ignored the orders of a German commandant ...
Dec 21, 2015 · There were few, if any, victorious moments to share from Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds’ combat time in World War II. So he kept quiet. He told his son little of how his platoon, part of the...
Dec 2, 2015 · Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tenn., was a noncommissioned officer who participated in the landing of U.S. forces in Europe. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge, writes...
