Edward James Cody (1925 - 1993)

Born 18 Oct 1925 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Ann Marie (Burns) Cody — married 21 Jul 1951 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 9 Sep 1993 at age 67 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

EM3 Edward Cody served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 17 Jun 1943
Unit(s): USS LST-500; USS LCI(L) 235
Service ended:

Edward James Cody, son of John William Cody and Mary Ann (Gallagher) Cody, born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 18 October 1925; died in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 9 September 1993, age 67; buried Selleck's Corner Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 11 September 1993; Roman Catholic; Sailor, Engineer, Self-employed home inspector; married in St. Clement's Church, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 21 July 1951, Ann Marie Burns.

D-Day Normandy

On this day 75 years ago, June 5, 1944, my 18 year old dad, along with over 125,000 other young men and boys were leaving the safe shores of England for a terrifying unknown.

Edward J. Cody and Crew of the LST-500.

Here is a picture of my dad with a few of his Shipmates from the LST-500 (my father is in white T shirt). They would land their flat bottomed boat on the beach to unload men and equipment and sit there as targets while loading wounded and waiting up to 12 hours for the tide to come back in so they could leave. Then do it all over again. And again, and again.

Captain's Log, LST-500.

I also attach a copy of the Captains Log for this day, June 5, 1944. It shows them leaving their anchorage at Salcombe Harbour to join a convoy heading across the channel to Normandy.
The log is simple and factual. Imagine what was going on in their hearts and minds. The few that are still alive from that day typically still have nightmares.

May God Bless and comfort them all.^[1]

Marriage.

Ann Marie Burns Married This Morning To Edward J. Cody.
At 10 o'clock this morning in St. Clement's Church, Miss Ann Marie Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Burns of 50 Ardmore Rd., became the bride of Edward James Cody, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cody of Hollister Lane, Darien. A reception at the home of the bride's parents followed the ceremony performed by the Rev. Frederick Gallagher, S. J.. College of the Holy Cross. Worcester, Mass., cousin of the bridegroom.
Mr. Burns gave his daughter in marriage and her sister Mrs. Albert H. Scott of Stamford, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Eleanor M. Batterson of Stamford and Mrs. John Hill of South Norwalk. Daniel Catanzaro of Stamford, was best man for Mr. Cody and Michael Leo of Old Greenwich and Clifford Studley, of Stamford, cousin of the bridegroom, were ushers.
The bride wore a gown of imported embroidered net over taffeta and an illusion veil, arranged from a Juliette cap of the same material and carried an orchid on a prayer book. Mrs. Scott's gown was of orchid net with a lace bertha and she carried an old fashioned bouquet of yellow roses and orchid baby's breath. The bridesmaids wore similar gowns of aqua net and carried pink roses and white breath.
Mrs. Cody was educated in Stamford schools and is a secretary at the Stamford Hospital. Mr. Cody received his education in Greenwich schools and is employed as an electrical technician at the Electrolux Corporation.^[2]

Obituary.

Edward J. Cody
Edward J. Cody, a resident of Stamford for more than 50 years, died yesterday at Stamford Hospital. He was 67.
Born Oct. 18, 1925, in Stamford, he was the son of the late John W. and Mary Ann Gallagher Cody.
He attended Greenwich public schools, graduating in 1944.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, participating in the Normandy invasion.
Mr. Cody was a former leader of Boy Scout Troop 9 in Stamford and was a member of St. Leo's Church and the Selleck Corner Association.
He worked as an engineer for Condec Corp. for many years, and later was a self-employed home inspector.
He was predeceased by a brother, John J. Cody.
Surviving are his wife, Ann Burns Cody of Stamford; two sons, Capt. William E. Cody of Rancho Palos Verde, Calif., and John J. Cody of Marina Del Ray, Calif.; two daughters, Erin Cody of Hull, Mass., and Beth Ann Cody of Stamford; and two sisters, Beatrice Schirmer of Waitsfield, Vt., and Joan Draper of Waco, Texas.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Leo's Church. Burial will follow at Selleck Corner Cemetery in New Canaan.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 2900 Summer St, Stamford.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association of Connecticut, 12 Byington Place, Norwalk 06850.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Cody, John James.
2. ↑ Stamford Advocate, 21 Jul 1951, p 3.
3. ↑ The Advocate, Friday, 10 Sep 1993, p A6, Obituaries.

• 1930 United States Federal Census. Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0208.

• 1940 United States Federal Census. Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00496; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 1-61.

• The Advocate. Stamford, CT: William J. Rowe (A Times Mirror Newspaper).

• Cody, John James. Recollections of his father, Edward James Cody, as told to Robert Alan Haviland via email, 30 Jun 2019.

• Connecticut Death Index 1949-2001 Edward J. Cody, State File 20587.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave: Memorial #19270327

• Selleck's Corner Cemetery (New Canaan, Connecticut, USA). Edward and Ann's headstone. Personally photographed by Robert Alan Haviland, 8 Nov 2017.

• Social Security Death Index; U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing); Edward J. Cody, SSN: 048-20-4159.

• Stamford Advocate. Stamford, CT: The Gillespie Bros., Inc. Older copies of the Stamford Advocate newspaper are at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT. Some copies also available on the website Genealogybank.com (pay site with free trial).