WWII Marine Veteran Eddie Glasberg

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  • Corporal Edwin Glasberg, 92, holds a portrait of himself at 19 years old in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • Several combat medals, including one of his Purple Hearts, adorn Corporal Edwin Glasberg’s uniform. Glasberg was wounded twice during his tours, once when a machine gun bullet grazed his face and again when a Japanese soldier stabbed him in the leg with a bayonet.
  • Corporal Edwin Glasberg, 92, talks with a reporter in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • Corporal Edwin Glasberg, 92, in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • Old photos of Corporal Edwin Glasberg from his time in the Western Pacific line the shelves with family photos in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • A display case holding a portrait of Corporal Edwin Glasberg, some of his combat medals and a note from his grandchild about his time in the service hangs in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • A display case holding some of his combat medals and a note from his grandchild about his time in the service hangs in his home in Naples, Florida on August 5, 2016. Glasberg received two Purple Heart medals for wounds sustained in Pacific battles, and a Presidential Unit Citation medal, awarded for “extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy.”
  • Eddy Glasberg’s portrait from the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II
  • Eddy Glasberg near the age of 90 in his U.S. Marines uniform.