United States Army · World War I
Edwin B. Sonner
United States Army · World War I
- Class of
- 1916
- Enlisted
- 1916
- Branch
- US Army
Edwin Sonner trained at Plattsburg Barracks as Second Lieutenant Signal Corps, reporting for duty to Camp Vail, NJ. Edwin was assigned to the command of 186 military telegraphers and signal corps specialists for transportation to Blois, France. He was then assigned to the staff of General Russell, Chief Signal Officer of the A.E.F. He was promoted to First Lieutenant and was awarded a certificate for meritorious service with the A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Forces)
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