World War II Honoree

Edward E. Muich

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Steve Klarich

Relationship

Cousin

SERVED FROM OCTOBER, 1943 TO MARCH, 1947 AND ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, EL TORO AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA AND WENT TO CAMP TARAWA, HAWAII AND HE THEN JOINED THE 5TH MARINE DIVISION IN HAWAII. HE ARRIVED AT SASEBO, JAPAN FOR OCCUPATIONAL DUTIES ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1945. THE 5TH MARINE DIVISION WAS DISMANTLED AND HE WENT TO THE 8TH MOTOR TRANSPORT, TO DISMANTLE THE NAVY BASE AT SASEBO, JAPAN. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA AND THEN WAS DISCHARGED ON FEBRUARY 14, 1947 AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE.