Edward Joseph Duclos

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 460345

Born

November 20, 1921
in Pittsfield, MA

Parents

Edward Dennis Duclos
Gertrude (Londergan) Duclos

School

Cathedral High School

Pre-War Employment

Stacy Machine Works

Entered Service

November 11, 1942
at Springfield, MA

Joined First Battalion

January 3, 1943
from 17th Separate Recruit Bn.

Left First Battalion

June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 16, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

194 Morton Street, West Springfield, MA – home of parents, Edward & Gertrude Duclos

Service & Campaigns

Before joining battalion

Enlisted at Springfield, MA, on 11 November 1942; boot camp at Parris Island with 17th Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced), on 3 January 1943.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad / Team leader)
Important Events:
June 16, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot wound, head); exact circumstances unknown.
June 22, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 2, Grave 493, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative