Edward Sams

Personal Information

Birthplace: Herington, Kansas

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Theater of Operation: Other

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 4, 1945

Discharged: Apr 30, 1975

Highest Rank: MSGT

Honored By: Dickinson County (KS) Historical Society and Heritage Museum and the Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

No further service information has been found for Edward Eugene Sams other than what is included in this record. The military index record indicates Sams re-enlisted Feb. 4, 1970, and was discharged April 30, 1975. Edward Eugene Sams is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Sams’ grave marker shows his Master Sergeant rank in the US Air Force, serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.