Edwin Sidney GarberCorporalM BTRY, 3RD BN, 12TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 13 July 1945 - 31 March 1967 Seattle, Washington Panel 17E Line 078 |
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The database page for Edwin Sidney Garber
REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARSby a friend,Roy weldher@gibralter.net |
REMEMBEREDby his daughter,Laura Smith garberduke66@msn.com |
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Eddie ... I will always love you
From his wife, |
EDDIE WAS LIKE A BIG BROTHER...Eddie was like a big brother to me and my little brother and to my cousin. He would take us places and let us be around him and his friend Kenny who was always with Eddie. I remember when they came and told us about what had happened to Eddie and my mother just stood there and looked at me and told me go get my dad and tell him Eddie was killed, at that point they went and told my grandmother who was babysitting down the street. She came home and they called my aunt and told her the bad news. They told us when Eddie would arrive home and on that day I waited until the hearse drove by with Eddie's body in it. As it did my brother and I stood there and said good-bye to him. I remember telling Eddie in a letter I sent to him in Vietnam that because of him when I was old enough in about 6 years I would also join the Marines at which time he wrote me back and said "SEMPER FI". He will always to me be my BIG brother. Semper Fi and rest in peace, Uncle!!
From his nephew, |
A Note from The Virtual WallThe March 1967 Command Chronology for the 4th Bn, 12th Marines, contains the following entry:"300157H [sic] - M/4/12 155 How (SP) blew up during a fire mission against the enemy. 3 KIAs and 3 WIAs were sustained."The three men killed in the accident were
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is his daughter, Laura Smith garberduke66@msn.com 19 Jan 1999 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 03/15/2006