Edina Veterans Memorial

Edina Veterans Memorial. . , Remembering that Freedom is Not Free , On June 25, 2010, the first meeting of the Edina Veterans Memorial Committee with twelve volunteer members was held. Alongside valued financial assistance received from the State of Minnesota and the City of Edina, over 400 Edina residents, businesses, and civic organizations contributed dollars and essential services to help bring about this lasting reminder that freedom is not free. The Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 25, 2015., This Memorial is dedicated to the men and women from present day Edina - and all American communities - who have served, are now serving, or who will serve in the military branches of this great nation. Special recognition has been afforded to the sons of Edina who died in the line-of-duty during times of conflict. Their names are etched into the Memorial's granite base., The Memorial also acknowledged and honors the families of those who served, and the community that supported them. It is hoped that the generations that follow will remember with pride and gratitude the veterans who served and sacrificed for this country., The poignant stories of the lives that ended early are told in Edina Veterans Memorial: A Lasting Tribute. This companion reader is available at the Edina Historical Society and Edina libraries and schools., Where Our Fallen Heroes Resided , A majority of the households with service members who perished during times of conflict trace to the northeast quadrant of present day Edina. The greatest number of casualties occurred during world war two. During that era Morningside and the Country Club District comprised less than 7% of the land of present day Edina, but had 45% of the homes. The map below shows where our hometown heroes resided., Elmer Claude Sherman (1) · Hillside Road, Francis Arnold Ellis Jr. (2) · 4222 Alden Drive, Leo Thomas Slavin (3) · Mendelssohn Lane, Henry Ernst Mickelsen (4) · 4390 Coolidge Avenue, Robert Stanley Adams Jr. (5) · 4201 Grimes Avenue, Hoyt Allen Ross (6) · 4226 Scott Terrace, John McClelland Entrikin (7) · 4160 West 44th Street, Barrette Leroy Baker (8) · 5200 Schaefer Road, Donald Max Hale (9) · 4507 Grimes Avenue, William Parker Bates (10) · 4515 Arden Avenue, Roland Charles Klatt (11) · 5740 Ewing Avenue, Hilmer Woodrow Larson (12) · 401 Washington Avenue, LeRoy Vernon Coaty (13) · 4646 Brookside Avenue, Joseph Lester Redpath (14) · 6300 Brookview Avenue, Leo Frederick Hawkinson (15) · Grandview Heights, Harry Louis David (16) · 4368 Vernon Avenue, Harold Henry Thorson (17) · 4523 Wooddale Avenue, Walter Rowe Strubel (18) · 4372 Thielen Avenue, Paul John Christensen (19) · 4510 Drexel Avenue, Warren Malcolm Halverson (20) · 4804 France Avenue, Alfred Bernard Johnson (21) · 5724 Hansen Road, Charles Douglas Prescott (22) · 4211 Oakdale Avenue, Donald Grant Hill (23) · 4616 Moorland Avenue, Dwight Carlton Williams (24) · 4515 Edina Boulevard, Edward Charles Christl Jr. (25) · 5111 Arden Avenue, Owen Robert Baird (26) · 4832 Vernon Avenue, Paul Walker Latham Jr. (27) · 4617 Drexel Avenue, Earl Gordon Soderbeck (28) · 63 Woodland Circle, Wesland Hansord (29) · 4610 Wooddale Avenue, Eric Craig Egge (30) · 6408 Mendelssohn Lane, Robert Bruce Randall (31) · 4832 West Sunnyslope Road, Lars Peter Hustad (32) · 7100 Tralee Drive, David Martin Peterson (33) · 6336 Rolf Avenue, Stephen Joseph Kaster (34) · 5700 Wooddale Avenue