Killed in 1943, This Marine is Finally Coming Home
9 Feb 2020
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) | By Hugh Lessig
Marine Pfc. Edward A. Nalazek, a Chicagoan born to proud Polish immigrants, died with nearly 1,000 fellow Marines during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. He was 27.
A decade later, his namesake nephew was born. Edward McNicholas of Newport News came know the story of Uncle Eddie, but details were scarce. He knew Nalazek was a cum laude college graduate who studied for the priesthood before enlisting in the Marines.
But whenever McNicholas pressed family members for more information, he got nowhere.
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