EDWARD CASTRO CARDENAS
Birth:  May 17, 1927
Death:  Jul. 7, 1951
5TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM

L CO 3 BN

NON-HOSTILE, DIED OTHER CAUSES

SERVICE NUMBER: RA19360624

HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

ARVIN, CA

TOWN OR AREA: CHOKKUN-DONG

BURIAL LOCATION

UNION CEMETERY, BAKERSFIELD, CA

Comments: Corporal Cardenas was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He died of other causes near Chokkun-Dong, Korea on July 7, 1951. He was born in San Bernardino and attended Bakersfield High School. During World War II he served two years in the Pacific with the Navy. At the time of his death, his parents were living in Arvin, California. His brothers Richard and Danny Cardenas also served in the Army. A third brother, Raymond Cardenas, served in the Navy in Korean waters. His nickname was "Eddie."

Courtesy of:  Korean War Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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