Rank and Name, Private First Class Edward Athaide.
Unit/Placed in, 2nd Bat. (F-Comp) 7th Mar. United States Marine Corps.
Edward is born approx. on 1922 in Massachusetts.
Father, Edward Athaide.
Mother, Mary L. Athaide.
Parents born at the Azores.
Sister(s), Bertha Athaide.
Brother(s), Edmund and George Athaide.
Edward enlisted the service in Massachusetts with service number # 362517.
Edward was KIA in the Street fights near Asias, Peleliu on 18 Sep. 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal Marine Corps, Expeditionary Medal Marine Corps, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Edward is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
