Remi A. Balduck

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Remi August Balduck
March 30, 1918(1918-03-30)November 9, 1942 (aged 24)
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Remi A. Balduck, USMC
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan
Place of death KIA at Guadalcanal
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Rank Corporal
Battles/wars World War II
*Battle of Guadalcanal
Awards Navy Cross
Purple Heart

Remi August Balduck (b. March 30, 1918, Detroit, Michigan - d. November 9, 1942) enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 4, 1940.

Corporal Balduck was killed in action on November 9, 1942, aged 24, while repulsing a Japanese frontal attack against American positions on Guadalcanal. For his actions he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.

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In 1944, the high-speed transport USS Balduck (APD-132) was named in his honor.

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