EDWARDS, Henry O, PFC 521/745 SN: 369757
Born: 11 Mar 1923
Enlisted USMC: 18 Feb 1942 (Home of Record: Rt. 1, Box 93, DeRidder, Louisiana)
Died: 27 Nov 1943 (KIA, Buariki Island, Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)
Interred: Whitaker Cemetery, DeRidder, LA

3rd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Feb 1942 Pvt (Rec), 3rd Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “21, jd fr SRD; 18, enl. DHS, New Orleans, La.”
Apr 1942 Pvt 521, 3rd Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA"10, qual MM; 18, to 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Post"

E Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt 521, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “19, jd fr 3rd RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA”
Jul 1942 Pvt 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

E Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Dec 1942 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Jan 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
Apr 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Jul 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Oct 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Nov 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-2 stars
World War II Victory Medal
Rifle Marksman Badge

Edwards, Henry Orda, PFC