- November 16, 2024
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Edward Angiouli was presented a pin for his military service, a thank you card written by all of the Haven Hospice staff, and a certificate of appreciation by veteran volunteers at the hospice on June 24. It was his pin, though, that made an impact on him.
“He felt wonderful,” his wife, Fran, said. “The next day, after he was presented the award, we went to the beach with Flagler County transport, and he wore that pin proudly.”
She continued: “When Ed came home, all of his pins and medals along with his uniform, were burned because his father wanted him to focus on working for him. He didn’t want him to be concerned with going back into the service.”
Edward Angiouli still, however, has awards for good conduct, a victory medal, an Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon, and an American Theater ribbon while serving in World War II.
“I am still trying to get all of his medals back,” Fran Angiouli said. “He truly deserves that honor for what he has gone through and overcame.”
Edward Angiouli fought in World War II from 1942 to 1945.
“When Ed first came into the Army, they told him he would be a part of the Military Police,” Fran Angiouli said. “Little did we know that meant he would be actually a part of the Mule Pack, which means that his job entailed firing at the enemy constantly so that the Burma Road in Central Burma, India, would be kept open for the Army to pass by.”
While Edward Angiouli was in the Mule Pack as the role of gunner, he not only was lost in the jungle for a period of time, but was soon afterward was assigned to train Chinese militants. After the training process began, the Chinese turned on him, and he lost both his legs.
Edward Angiouli was honored at Haven Hospice for his service to the country, and for being a true American hero.
