Edward Grant Galarneau
"Grant"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 848079
January 25, 1921
in Turin, NY
Nathaniel Galarneau
Jessie Ellen (Sypher) Galarneau
Boonville High School
Painter
Bradley & Williams
April 26, 1943
at Syracuse, NY
September 1, 1943
from HQ Battalion, Parris Island
February 1, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 1, 1944
Killed in action
134 Ford Street, Boonville, NY – address of wife, Mrs. Stella (Rudnyk) Galarneau
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eleventh Recruit Battalion. Appointed Recruit Instructor on 27 July 1943.
Transferred to C/1/24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, 1 September 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 1, 1944 – killed in action (cause and exact details unknown).
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 1, 1944)
Citation
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