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Edward Herman Wachholz

Lieutenant Junior Grade Navy World War II

Navy
Navy
Branch of Service
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Unit
USS LST 753
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1943 – 1946
Date of Birth
02/04/1922
Date of Death
07/27/2016
Hometown
Darby, OH
Awards & Decorations
American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) stars; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Liberation Ribbon (1) star
Burial Location
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
South Pacific; Philippines
Township (entering service)
Darby
Township (current / at death)
Maricopa County, Scottsdale, Arizona
Church
St. Paul's Lutheran; Christ Church - Lutheran - Phoenix, Arizona
School
Union Local High School
Record Authenticated
No

Biography

Overseas service: South Pacific; Philippines. Church: St. Paul's Lutheran; Christ Church - Lutheran - Phoenix, Arizona. School: Union Local High School. Landings on Luzon, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Philippine Islands ports; entered into active service on 04/01/1943 from Mount Pleasant, Michigan; honorable discharge from Officer Separation Center, San Francisco, California on 04/04/1946

Source: Notice of Separation, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 6, p. 348; Ancestry - Find A Grave