S/Sgt. Hawkins, Edwin R.
Battalion Operations Sergeant - Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 511th PIR
1919 - 1976 (Age 57) - Gravesite - from Hammond, Indiana
Citations: Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB), Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal with service star, the American Defense Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three Battle Stars and one Arrowhead, Expert Marksmanship Badge with Bayonet and Pistol clasp, Marksmanship Badge with Rifle clasp
Edwin R. Hawkins Biography coming soon.
 Jump Qualification Certificate signed by Colonel Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen, CO, 511th PIR - June 26,1943 |
 Collection of Service Medals for Staff Sergeant Edwin R. Hawkins, 511th PIR |
 Willbur Wilcox is standing in the center (Photo by Red Zadoorian via Jane Carrico) |
 Crossing the Equator / Induction Certificate of Edwin R. Hawkins (SS Sea Pike, May 15, 1944) |
 Rations Card believed to be Edwin R. Hawkins' from his Pacific crossing aboard the SS Sea Pike - May 1944 |
 SSgt. Edwin R. Hawkins' Service Commemoration Letter by President Gerald R. Ford - 1946 |
 Class-A uniform belonging to SSgt. Edwin R. Hawkins, 511th PIR, 11th Airborne Division |
 Garrison Cap, believed to be have been worn by SSgt. Edwin R. Hawkins, 511th Parachute Infantry |
 Local newspaper article covering SSgt. Edwin R. Hawkins' commendation for his first Bronze Star - 1945 |
 Newspaper article covering the 11th Airborne Division's participation in the dedication of Camp Mackall, North Carolina, on May 1, 1943 |
If you would like to learn more about Edwin's exploits within and the history of the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II, please consider purchasing a copy of the book WHEN ANGEL'S FALL: FROM TOCCOA TO TOKYO, THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT IN WORLD WAR II, available in the regimental online store, on Amazon or wherever military history books are sold.