Eugene Theodor Albert Gladkowski
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 469826
April 27, 1921
in Philadelphia, PA
John Gladkowski
Barbara Ann (Nowaczyk) Gladkowski
Northeast Catholic High School
Cabinetmaker
October 1, 1942
at Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 1942
from Training Camp New River
March 2, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 2, 1945
Killed in action
2654 East Mayfield Street, Philadelphia, PA – home of parents, John & Barbara Gladkowski
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eleventh Recruit Battalion; outposted to Training Camp, New River, North Carolina.
Joined Charlie Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River on 28 November 1942.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 607 (Mortarman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 607 (Mortarman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 607 (Mortarman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 614 (Mortar NCO)
Important Events:
March 2, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel wound, heart); exact circumstances unknown
Buried Plot 1, Row 18, Grave 874, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery same date
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 2, 1945)
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