World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Edward T. Gulick
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY NOVEMBER 30, 1942 AT NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE U.S. ARMY, ABLE COMPANY, 501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1945 AND IS BURIED AT THE EPINAL AMERICAN CEMETERY, EPINAL (VOSGES), FRANCE. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: SILVER STAR, AWARDED FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND THE PURPLE HEART. HIS UNIT WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, A NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES.