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orld War II Makin Atoll Marine Raider
Timeline
Birth- Aug 18, 1919
Illinois
Occupation
Marine
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male
Marine Corps Service: Age at Loss
22 years old
Marine Corps Service: Casualty Date
Aug 17, 1942
Marine Corps Service: Service #
22149
Marine Corps Service: Rank
Corporal
Marine Corps Service: Conflicts
World War II
Marine Corps Service: Unit
2nd Marine Raiders Battalion
Marine Corps Service: Decorations
Purple Heart
Marine Corps Service: Battles
Makin Island Raid
Recovery: Repatriated
Dec 1999
Recovery: JFFTA investigation
Aug 1998
Recovery: CILHI excavation
Nov 1999
Recovery: Identified
2000
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
Recovery: Grave Registration Team investigation
1949
Recovery: Recovery Site
Makin Atoll
Place of Residence
Chicago, IL
Death- Aug 17, 1942-Age: 23 years
Makin Island
Killed in Action
Burial- Aug 17, 2001
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Full Name
Edward Maciejewski
Father
John Maciejewski
Mother
Rose Maciejewski
