Born: February 26, 1926
Died: June 27, 2002
Campaigns Served: Iwo Jima (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations: Purple Heart
Edward Chepulis joined Baker Company in the fall of 1944. He served as a BAR gunner in one of the rifle platoons.
Chepulis was wounded on March 4, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. He had celebrated his nineteenth birthday less than a week before. PFC Chepulis was evacuated, and did not return to combat.
He died in 2002, and is buried in Pinehaven Cemetery, Burlington, MA.
Photo by Ellen Ferguson, FindAGrave.com volunteer.