Four Mothers Are Given Gold Stars
Four navy mothers of Council Bluffs were awarded gold stars in honor of their sons who died in action at a special ceremony of the Bert Eugene McKeeman Navy Mothers Club of America Wednesday.
Those awarded gold stars were: Mrs. Mae McKeeman, 511 Stutsman street, in honor of Bert Eugene McKeeman; Mrs. Florence Edmundson, 1707 North Broadway, in honor of Bill Edmundson; Mrs. Flora Field, 1204 North Twenty-ninth street, in honor of John Field; and Mrs. Myrtle Ellsworth, 2120 Avenue B, in honor of Dale Ellsworth.
The presentations were made by Mrs. C. P. Kildahl, national commander, of Omaha
Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, January 16, 1944
William Thomas Edmundson was born Nov. 21, 1923 to Gerald R. and Florence Corcoran Edmundson. He died Dec. 13, 1942 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 3, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Petty Officer Edmundson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and died when his plane crashed while carrying out an assigned mission.
Source: ancestry.com
