Corwin V. Edwards Sr., Trial Lawyer From Nuremberg, 94, Washington Post
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Corwin V. Edwards Sr. Army, Civilian Lawyer
Corwin V. Edwards Sr., 94, a retired Army and civilian lawyer who was a
trial lawyer at the Nuremberg war trials, died July 19 [2009] of
hypertension at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria. He was a longtime
Fairfax County resident.
Col. Edwards served as an Army artillery officer in North Africa and Europe.
As a forward observer, he saw action in Sicily, Italy, France and Germany.
His decorations included the Silver Star.
After the war, he switched to the Army's Judge Advocate General Corps and
stayed in Europe as one of the lawyers at the Nuremberg war crimes trials. A
son recalled that Col. Edwards, as part of his investigation into Nazi war
crimes, compiled a collection of photographs from the Dachau concentration
camp but ended up destroying them because they were so disturbing.
Col. Edwards was in civilian practice for four years before rejoining the
Army as a lawyer after the Korean War broke out. He served in Korea, Japan
and Panama, primarily in procurement law but in other areas as well. He also
served as a law instructor at the Army's JAG School in Charlottesville and
in the District. When he retired from the Army in 1968, he worked as a
lawyer for the Navy and for other government agencies before retiring again
in 1984.
Corwin Vane Edwards was born in Oklahoma City and received a bachelor's
degree in 1937 and a law degree in 1939, both from the University of
Oklahoma. He received a doctorate of law from the University of Virginia in
1970.
Col. Edwards was a Mason, a Shriner and a longtime member of Annandale
United Methodist Church. He also provided free tax-preparation assistance
for those in need and was a 10-gallon donor to the American Red Cross.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Virginia Lloyd Edwards of Fairfax
County; five children, Corwin Edwards Jr. of Chevy Chase, Allen L. Edwards
of Lakeside, Calif., Carl M. Edwards of Arlington County, Robert C. Edwards
of Alexandria and Elizabeth V. Irion of Lancaster, Pa.; and five
grandchildren.
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Joe Holley