Schaede

Born: 24 March 1921

Parents: Lewis & Edna Schaede

Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother

Home:

- 2010 South Third Avenue - Maywood, Illinois

Education:

- Garfield School

- Proviso Township High School

- Class of 1941

Occupation: Taylor Pipe Forge Company

Inducted:

- 27 November 1942

Serial Number: 00498853

Training:

- Camp Gillespie, California

- Camp Elliott, California

Unit: 2nd Marine Division

Stationed: Wellington, New Zealand

- joined the division as a replacement

- division remained in New Zealand from 10 February 1943 to 1 November 1943

Engagements:

- Battle of Tarawa

- over 200 ships composed invasion force

- Marines landed on 20 November 1943

- invasion forces took heavy artillery and mortar fire

Killed in Action:

- 20 November 1943

- first wave of invasion force had 75% casualties

Memorial:

- Honolulu Memorial Courts of the Missing - National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific- Honolulu, Hawaii

- over 100 members of the 2nd Marines are buried in graves marked "Unknown"

Medals:

- Purple Heart