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Walter Andrew Edney 1918 - 1997

Walter Andrew Edney of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States was born on March 12, 1918 in Waverly, Humphreys County, TN, and died at age 79 years old on October 17, 1997 in CA. Walter Edney was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 46A Site 1616 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Walter Andrew Edney
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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
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March 12, 1918
Waverly, Humphreys County, Tennessee, 37185, United States
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    Walter Andrew Edney is the son of William A Edney and Elizabeth Lilly Bateman. He was born in March of 1918 in Wavery, Tennesee, USA and had a sister, Margaret Edney. He registered for the draft in 1940 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where he was residing at the time. Then on November 21, 1941, Walter Andrew Edney enlisted in the United States Army at Ft George G Meade, Maryland. He was assigned to the "Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA" category within the "Selectees (Enlisted Men)" component. During his military service, Walter attained the rank of Private (PVT) and later was promoted to Private First Class (PFC) in the US Army. He was married and father to a son, David A Edney (1954-2016).
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. His father was born and raised in Tennessee.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Walter was born and raised in Waverley, Tennessee, USA and later resided in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

  • Early Life & Education

    At the time of his enlistment, he had competed one year of high school.

  • Military Service

    Walter Andrew Edney registered for the draft in 1940 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where he was residing at the time. At the time of his draft registration, Walter was described as the head of his household. He had a height of 6 feet (183 centimeters) and weighed approximately 173 pounds (78 kilograms). Walter had a ruddy complexion, brown hair, and hazel eyes. Ednan Lattimore is identified as his next of kin. On November 21, 1941, Walter Andrew Edney enlisted in the United States Army at Ft George G Meade, Maryland. He was assigned to the "Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA" category within the "Selectees (Enlisted Men)" component. During his military service, Walter attained the rank of Private (PVT) and later was promoted to Private First Class (PFC) in the US Army.

  • Personal Life & Family

    He was married and father to a son, David A Edney (1954-2016).
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In 1918, in the year that Walter Andrew Edney was born, in July, Russian revolutionaries executed the former Tzar Nicholas II and his immediate family. While it was rumored that two of the children had survived, it was later proven through DNA analysis - when their bodies were found - that the entire family had been killed.
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In 1926, Walter was merely 8 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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