Chicago Tribune 4/20/1948 Abstract
PFC. Edward M. Rolla, U.S.M.C., Co. C., 1st Bat., 5th Div., 28th Marines, at Iwo Jima, Mar. 8, 1945, husband of Mary Rolla, daddy of Maureen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rolla, brother of Joseph Ildo and Mrs. Samuel LaPorte.
The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day by Day History
Authors: Robert E. Allen, Zell Miller
D +10-Thursday, 1 March 1945
C Company Casualties
Died of Wounds
Pfc. Edward M. Rolla (shrapnel, left knee)
(Google Books, page 111)
43. Pfc. Edward Rolla was wounded in the knee March 1, and he died on March 8. It is possible he returned to duty after his injury on March 1 and was killed on March 8. (Google Books,page 114)
Disinterred from Rock Island National Cemetery on 04/05/1949 to a cemetery in Chicago. Previously interred at National Cemetery on 04/22/1948.
NARA records list his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Chicago, Illinois.
∼WWII Draft Registration Card
Name: Edward Martin Rolla
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1918
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Central Screw Company
Height: 5 10
Weight: 147
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Amelia Rolla
Household Members Relationship
Edward Martin Rolla Self (Head)
Mary Amelia Rolla
Wife
PFC. Edward M. Rolla, U.S.M.C., Co. C., 1st Bat., 5th Div., 28th Marines, at Iwo Jima, Mar. 8, 1945, husband of Mary Rolla, daddy of Maureen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rolla, brother of Joseph Ildo and Mrs. Samuel LaPorte.
The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day by Day History
Authors: Robert E. Allen, Zell Miller
D +10-Thursday, 1 March 1945
C Company Casualties
Died of Wounds
Pfc. Edward M. Rolla (shrapnel, left knee)
(Google Books, page 111)
43. Pfc. Edward Rolla was wounded in the knee March 1, and he died on March 8. It is possible he returned to duty after his injury on March 1 and was killed on March 8. (Google Books,page 114)
Disinterred from Rock Island National Cemetery on 04/05/1949 to a cemetery in Chicago. Previously interred at National Cemetery on 04/22/1948.
NARA records list his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Chicago, Illinois.
∼WWII Draft Registration Card
Name: Edward Martin Rolla
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1918
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Central Screw Company
Height: 5 10
Weight: 147
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Amelia Rolla
Household Members Relationship
Edward Martin Rolla Self (Head)
Mary Amelia Rolla
Wife
Chicago Tribune 4/20/1948 Abstract
PFC. Edward M. Rolla, U.S.M.C., Co. C., 1st Bat., 5th Div., 28th Marines, at Iwo Jima, Mar. 8, 1945, husband of Mary Rolla, daddy of Maureen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rolla, brother of Joseph Ildo and Mrs. Samuel LaPorte.
The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day by Day History
Authors: Robert E. Allen, Zell Miller
D +10-Thursday, 1 March 1945
C Company Casualties
Died of Wounds
Pfc. Edward M. Rolla (shrapnel, left knee)
(Google Books, page 111)
43. Pfc. Edward Rolla was wounded in the knee March 1, and he died on March 8. It is possible he returned to duty after his injury on March 1 and was killed on March 8. (Google Books,page 114)
Disinterred from Rock Island National Cemetery on 04/05/1949 to a cemetery in Chicago. Previously interred at National Cemetery on 04/22/1948.
NARA records list his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Chicago, Illinois.
∼WWII Draft Registration Card
Name: Edward Martin Rolla
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1918
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Central Screw Company
Height: 5 10
Weight: 147
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Amelia Rolla
Household Members Relationship
Edward Martin Rolla Self (Head)
Mary Amelia Rolla
Wife
PFC. Edward M. Rolla, U.S.M.C., Co. C., 1st Bat., 5th Div., 28th Marines, at Iwo Jima, Mar. 8, 1945, husband of Mary Rolla, daddy of Maureen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rolla, brother of Joseph Ildo and Mrs. Samuel LaPorte.
The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day by Day History
Authors: Robert E. Allen, Zell Miller
D +10-Thursday, 1 March 1945
C Company Casualties
Died of Wounds
Pfc. Edward M. Rolla (shrapnel, left knee)
(Google Books, page 111)
43. Pfc. Edward Rolla was wounded in the knee March 1, and he died on March 8. It is possible he returned to duty after his injury on March 1 and was killed on March 8. (Google Books,page 114)
Disinterred from Rock Island National Cemetery on 04/05/1949 to a cemetery in Chicago. Previously interred at National Cemetery on 04/22/1948.
NARA records list his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Chicago, Illinois.
∼WWII Draft Registration Card
Name: Edward Martin Rolla
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1918
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Central Screw Company
Height: 5 10
Weight: 147
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Mary Amelia Rolla
Household Members Relationship
Edward Martin Rolla Self (Head)
Mary Amelia Rolla
Wife
Inscription
PFC, 28 MARINE REGT, 5 MARINE DIV WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
Disinterred from Rock Island National Cemetery to a cemetery in Chicago.
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