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Edward Ronald Vaid

"Ed"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 849687
Born

September 14, 1924
in Chicago, IL

Parents

Charles Henry Vaid
Mary (Keaney) Vaid

School

Foreman High School

Pre-War Employment

Chicago Poultry Service

Entered Service

May 15, 1943
at Chicago, IL

Joined First Battalion

August 26, 1943
from Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott

Left First Battalion

February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur

Left Service

February 2, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

5218 Drummond Place, Chicago, IL – home of mother, Mrs. Mary Vaid

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

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.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 604 (Machine Gunner)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action at Namur (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)

Citation

Service Stories

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Edward is buried in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
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