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Edwin V. Kerr  1919

Cullum No. 6327-1919 | 1/27/1945 | Died in POW Ship enroute Japan
Interment not reported to WPAOG

 


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<em>Edwin Virgil Kerr</em>&nbsp;was born June 27, 1897, in Metropolis, Illinois. He attended the local high school and the University of Illinois before he entered West Point. He graduated in 1919 and was assigned to the Field Artillery, serving in San Antonio, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and as P.M.S.&amp;T. at Fishbourne Military School in Virginia.</p>
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He served with the Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimage in France in 1932&mdash;a year of great interest and happiness to him and his family.</p>
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In 1938 he joined the 7th Field Artillery at Fort Ethan Allen and served as Post adjutant and from here he went on maneuvers to Fort Benning.<br />
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In 1940 he was ordered to the Philippines from where he was destined not to return. He served with the 24th Field Artillery and lived through all the horrors of the Death March of Bataan and subsequent moves from Mindanao to Cabanatuan. He was on the fatal ship of December 15 torpedoed off the coast of the China Sea. His whereabouts at the time of his death are unknown. He died the 27th of January 1945 at the age of 47&mdash;another sacrifice of his class to the cause of freedom.</p>
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Virgil was an expert pistol shot and interested in sports and pistol firing.</p>
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While in Hawaii in 1922 and &lsquo;24 he was a member of the champion pistol team and was elected to the Olympics team of 1924. He continued his shooting in the U.S. at the Camp Perry National meets 1928-30 and was a Distinguished Pistol Shot.</p>
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Col. Kerr was meticulous in the performance of his duties wherever they chanced to be. He was greatly beloved by the students where he served as P.M.S.&amp;T. As a tribute of their esteem the military school in Virginia dedicated its 1933 annual to him. He also served in the R.O.T.C. unit of the University of Missouri.</p>
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Virgil loved West Point and the ideals it stood for. He remained boyish and idealistic all of his life, he never lost his high sense of honor and was simple in his tastes, unassuming and modest.</p>
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He was deeply religious and had a great sense of humor, two qualities which sustained him during his long imprisonment. Reports from fellow prisoners were repeatedly reported to verify his high morale and spirits.</p>
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Virgil died a hero&rsquo;s death but he lives on in the hearts of his children and his wife.</p>
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He left two children Edwin Bartlett Kerr, Lt. of Infantry, Class of 1945, U.S.M.A., and Ramona Kerr Sussman wife of Lt. Col. Sussman, Class of 1938, U.S.M.A.</p>
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He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and the Army and Navy Club and Scabbard and Blade.</p>
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<em>&mdash;R. E. K.</em></p>
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