Edward Pretaboir
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 811246
February 22, 1919
in St. Louis, MO
Edward Jacob Pretaboir
Louise (Staufenbiel) Pretaboir (d. 1936)
Details unknown
Truck driver
Valley Farm Dairy
May 15, 1943
at St. Louis, MO
August 26, 1943
from Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott
February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 2, 1944
Killed in action
4040 Hydraulic Avenue, St. Louis, MO – address of wife, Mrs. Margaret A. (Krohr) Pretaboir, and daughter Karen Louise (born 1943).
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted to infantry training battalion, Camp Elliott, California.
Assigned to B/1/24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action at Namur (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)
Citation
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