II. Dünya Savaşı'nda Amerikalılar
- The first hero is my father Roddie Edmonds, a humble Christian soldier who made extraordinary choices in a German prisoner of war camp.
- 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...
- Like so many of his generation, Tennessean native — Rodrick “Roddie” Edmonds — seldom spoke about his experiences during the Second World War.
- 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.
- Months later Edmonds and his men were liberated. We would like to think we would have reacted the way Roddie Edmonds did – clearly and decisively.
- Roddie Edmonds was a U.S. Army Master Sergeant who put his life on the line in a German POW camp to protect the Jewish soldiers under his command.
- Edmonds made a career in Knoxville managing a newspaper and in sales. Then on 8 Aug 1985, Roddie Edmonds passed away just short of his 66th birthday.
- period, but it was clear that Roddie Edmonds was a man of great courage who led his men with the same capacity we had come to know him in the States.”
- Roddie Edmonds, MSgt. 422 IX-A (9-A) Nominated for Congressional Medal of Honor 2017. ... But Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds would have none of that.
- Roddie Edmonds and many of his fellow US Army mates were captured by Nazi forces on 19 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
