Seader, Charles Edward

Date of birth:: January 21st, 1925
Date of death:: July 25th, 1944 (Island Tinian, Mariana Islands)
Buried on:: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Nationality:: American

Biography

Private First Class Charles E. Seader is buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States. Plot: N, Row: 0, Grave: 529.

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private First Class
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps
Awarded on:: January 18th, 1945

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the First Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Tinian Islands, Marianas Group, from 24 to 25 July 1944. At the height of the battle when the enemy launched a vigorous counterattack which threatened to break the line of his company, Private First Class Seader promptly stood up and moved forward, steadily firing his automatic rifle as he advanced under intense enemy opposition and successfully frustrated the hostile counterattack before he was mortally wounded. Private First Class Seader's valiant conduct and self-sacrificing devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."

Commander in Chief, Pacific: Serial 12712 (posthumously awarded)

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private First Class
Unit:: Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", U.S. Marine Corps

Sources

- Able Company 24.com
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Charles Seader - Recipient -