Edward Marshall Terreau
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 962667
August 26, 1923
in Waterbury, CT
Omer Joseph Terreau (d. 1943)
Mildred (Costello) Terreau
Details unknown
Hendey Machine Company
in Torrington, CT
March 28, 1944
at Springfield, MA
September 18, 1944
from Replacement Battalion, FMF Pacific
March 8, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 8, 1945
Killed in action
434 Brightwood Avenue, Kingston, NY – address of wife, Mrs. Mary D. (O’Brien) Terreau
Married 17 June 1944. The Terreaus also had an address at 210 East Bolton Street, Savannah, Georgia.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Ninth Recruit Battalion. Outposting assignment and subsequent stations not known until joining Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 18 September 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 8, 1945 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown
March 10, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 27, Grave 1346, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 8, 1945)
Citation
August 26, 1923 (Waterbury, CT) – March 8, 1945; 21 years old
Married to Mary O’Brien Terreau (1929-1987) on June 17, 1944 in Torrington, CT.
Local address: Harwinton section of Torrington
Unknown enlistment date
Serial number 962667
4th Marine Division, 24th Marines, 1st Battalion, Company B
MOS: 745; Rifleman
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal
Parents are Canadian-born Omer (1877-1943) and Mildred Terreau (1898-1986). Oldest of three children. Siblings are Shirley (1925-2020) – 2 years younger and Mary (1929-1987) – 6 years younger. Worked for Handey Machine Co. in Torrington prior to the service.