Sterling Robert “Sterl” Edens

Family

• Parent: William Sherman Edens
• Parent: Frances Jane Louthan Edens

Brothers and sisters

• Bonnie Belle Edens (Spires)
• Clyde Dewey Edens
• Della Matilda Edens (Combs)
• Herbert Loren Edens
• Joseph Thomas “Joe” Edens
• Kermit Elijah Edens
• Nannie Elizabeth Edens (Jones)
• Simeon Patton “Pat” Edens
• William Morgan Edens

Details

• Born: 1915
• Died: March 28, 1945, aged 29

What we know

World War II veteran, U.S. Army PFC, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment. Prisoner of war. Killed in action.

His memorial site is part of this family website.

His memorial site carries his Veterans Day tribute, his final letter home (May 17, 1944), and monument photos.

Photos & records

• Sterling’s memorial site