Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


Edwin B. Eckerson

  • School: Physicians & Surgeons
  • Class Year: 1931
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: April 28, 1945

Major Edwin B. Eckerson, U.S. Army Medical Corps, died April 28, 1945, and is buried at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii. He received the Purple Heart.

Edwin B. Eckerson

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