Edward Joseph Solak
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 851356
November 20, 1924
in Saginaw, MI
Jacobus “Jack” Solak
Mary Agnes (Malaga) Solak
Details unknown
Wickes Boiler Company
May 13, 1943
at Detroit, MI
August 26, 1943
from Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott
March 7, 1945
Wounded and evacuated from Iwo Jima
Late 1946
Discharged for disability, exact date unknown
1322 Randolph Street, Saginaw, MI – address of mother, Mrs. Mary Solak
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted at Detroit, Michigan on 13 May 1943; boot camp at MCRD San Diego and advanced training with Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott. Joined Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 25, 1944 – wounded in action (gunshot, right arm); evacuated to USS Heywood.
Campaign Narrative
Admitted to US Naval Base Hospital #6 (Espiritu Santo) for treatment. Discharged from hospital on 7 September 1944 for return to duty. Rejoined Company A, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 18 November 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 7, 1945 – wounded in action (shell fragment, left groin); evacuated to USS Samaritan
Admitted to US Fleet Hospital #111 (Guam) on 11 March 1945; transferred to Naval Hospital #128 (Pearl Harbor) 29 March 1945. Under treatment through 31 July 1945, on which date transferred to US Naval Hospital Sea Gate, Brooklyn, NY.
Under treatment at Sea Gate and USNH St. Albans through at least August 1946. Discharged from hospital.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Tinian (July 25, 1944)
Iwo Jima (March 7, 1945)
Citation
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