Edward Joseph Dombrowski
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 474292
June 24, 1919
in Wawayanda, NY
Joseph Dombrowski (d. 1927)
Katherine (Mayola) Dombrowski
Details unknown
Titeflex Manufacturing Company
in Newark, NJ
November 11, 1942
at New York, NY
January 3, 1943
from 17th Separate Recruit Bn.
March 7, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 7, 1945
Killed in action
Rural Route 1, New Hampton, NY – address of mother, Mrs. Katherine Dombrowski
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at New River, North Carolina, with 17th Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted directly to Charlie Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River on 3 January 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 22, 1944 – wounded in action (shrapnel, back); evacuated to USS Fremont for treatment
Did not participate in Tinian campaign due to wounds.
Transported to US Naval Hospital #10 at Aeia Heights, Hawaii, for treatment. Admitted date unknown, discharged 19 July 1944. Rejoined Charlie Company, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 15 August 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 737 (Rifle NCO)
Important Events:
March 7, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel, heart); exact circumstances unknown
March 10, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 27, Grave 1329, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 22, 1944)
Iwo Jima (March 7, 1945)
Citation
* Dombrowski was recommended for the Bronze Star Medal after the Mariana Islands campaign. It is not known if the award was approved.
