Edwin Earl Morisoli

Portrait of Edwin Earl Morisoli
Bio

Born in Salinas, California, September 2, 1920
Graduated from the Salinas Union High School, June 1938 Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1940
Member Calpha Club (Phi Delta Theta Fraternity)
Graduated from the Two-Year Curriculum in Agriculture May 1942

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Inducted Army of the United States, 8 September 1942 as Private; entered on active duty, 22 September 1942.
From Sep to Oct 1942; assigned to Hg Service Command Unit 1930, Presidio of Monterey, California.
Oct 1942 to Aug 1943; Company D, 83d Infantry Training Battalion, Camp Roberts, California.

Active Service Assignments

Aug 1943 to Apr 1944; Company C, 1st Regiment, Army Ground Forces, Ft. Ord, California.
Apr to Jun 1944; AGF Replacement Depot No 2, Ft. Ord.
Jun to Aug 1944; 269th Replacement Corps, APO 711 (Asiatic-Pacific Area).
Aug to Dec 1944; Company L, 136th Infantry, Finschhafen, New Guinea.
Dec to Dec 1944; Company L, 136th Infantry, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies.
In Service 2 years, 3 months and 17 days.

Grades Held

Private, 22 September 1942.
Corporal, 5 March 1943.
Sergeant, 26 February 1944,
Staff Sergeant, 21 December 1944.

Staff Sergeant Morisoli was killed in action 24 December 1944 on Morotai Island, Netherlands East Indies.

Decorations and Awards

BRONZE STAR MEDAL.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous).
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL with one Bronze Service Star for the New Guinea Campaign.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.
MARKSMAN BADGE with Rifle Bar.

Final Interment

Golden Gate Memorial Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

 

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