BIO: George J. EDGIN, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 52. __________________________________________________________ GEORGE J. EDGIN Shirley Township, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Farmer: Born May 2, 1899, a son of Jacob Edgin, who was a farmer a good part of his life, owned a farm, and died at the age of seventy-two years. He married Leah Fields, who resides in Shirley township. George J. Edgin was born on the old homestead and still resides there. He owns a farm of 220 acres in Shirley township, with a tenant looking after its wants. George Edgin began his early schooling in Shirley township. He served in the United States Marines; enlisted at Paris Island, South Carolina, August 4, 1919, for service in the West Indies. While at Paris Island he was promoted to Corporal and later at this place was promoted to Sergeant. Left Paris Island for Santo Domingo land service for sixteen months, after which he was transferred to Mariana Islands at Guam, in the South Pacific, for a period of two years; then transferred to Cavite, Philippine Islands; there for fourteen months; then to South China patrol on the Yantze River at the time of the Chinese rebellion in Southern China headed by Sun-yet-Sen, who headed the rebellion against the Federal government; at this place for four months; was protecting the lives of missionaries and American interests. He received orders from commander of South China patrol for the return of the U.S. (Stewart) and the U.S. (Prebble) to return to the naval base at Manilla, P.I.; was there for two weeks awaiting transportation back to the U.S.A.; arrived at San Francisco on the U.S. (Logan) transport; was transferred to Quantico, Va., for discharge; served under General Smedley Butler, nationally known as king of the leather necks; he was qualified as an expert rifleman and pistol sharpshooter, machine gun operator and instructor; classed as (I.B), and awarded a good conduct medal for meritorious service. He has four service medals, three of which are for gunnery. He belongs to Luzon Tribe No. 1 at Cavite, Philippine Islands, composed of ex-service men and those stationed at that post. He has three brothers: Chalmer, a farmer, married to Minerva Crone, Shirley township; Oscar, Shirley township, married to Ida McKim; Miles, a farmer, married to Elsie Bookwalter. George J. Edgin was married to Ruth Carter, a daughter of WIlliam and Maggie Carter; they are farmers, in Shirley township. Mr. and Mrs. Edgin have one son, Jacob S., two years of age, who was born Sept. 3, 1927.