OUR NEIGHBORS in the SERVICES
Holstein, Ia.—Corporal Edward Witt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Witt of Holstein, was one of five soldiers who received recognition from the War Department for bravery in action. They rescued the crew of a bomber which had crashed into a parked plane, exploded and burned on Tunisian airfield. Corporal Witt is attached to a medical corps in north Africa.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, September 7, 1943
Edward Henry “Eddie” Witt was born Dec. 7, 1921 to Henry Fredrick and Margaret Anne Logan Witt. He died July 18, 2004 and is buried in Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery, Holstein, IA.
Cpl. Witt served in World War II with the U.S. Army as a medic in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Corsica, France, and Germany. He was awarded the Soldiers Medal of Valor for bravery in combat.
Source: ancestry.com
