Thank you Alice! May I have your permission to incorporate your response into my database, so that it becomes a permanent part of this database? This is the kind of response, that sends my heart soaring. Raymond Edwards isn't part of my family tree, that I know of, but it makes me wish he were. Thank you, for letting us all know, just how far this young man climbed in his life. How many other success stories, will we uncover in the years ahead? And what was it about this little town, and this area of the country, that produced at least two men, (Gen Omar Bradley, and Rear Admiral Raymond Edwards) who became key players in the history of our nation in World War II. Kathy Bowlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "James E Nicholson" <jenicholson@juno.com> To: <MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 5:55 PM Subject: [MORANDOL-L] Friday, July 16, 1915 > Raymond Dorsey Edwards completed his schooling at Annapolis in 1921, and > before his 32 years in the Navy was completed, did in fact, become a Rear > Admiral!! He took part in the invasion of North Africa in World War II, > was commander of the Administrative Mine Force in the Pacific and later > commanded all mine warfare in the Pacific. He was a professor of Naval > Science at Marquette University. > > He died January 12, 1968 in Lake Bluff, Illinois. A success story from > one of Higbee's own! > > Is anyone else familiar with this family? > > Alice in Arizona > > Friday, 16 July 1915--Raymond Edwards, one of Higbee's most promising > young > men, > was this week appointed to a cadetship at Annapolis by Congressman > Rucker, > and if he > can pass the educational and physical examination, of which there is no > fear > among those > who know him, he will enter Uncle Sam's famous naval school next year. > He > will take > no changes on falling down on his examination and will put in all his > spare > time digging > into text books. that he may come out of the school with highest honors > and > in time plow > the main as an admiral, is the wish of The NEWS. > > >