Edgar Eugene Darling (1924 - 2010)

Born 8 Apr 1924 in Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Shirley Grace (Robinson) Darling — married 7 Oct 1946 in Greenup County, Kentucky, USA

Died 16 Oct 2010 at age 86 in Sarasota County, Florida, USA

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Biography

Private First Class Edgar Darling served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II
Service started: 20 Feb 1943
Unit(s): 1st Marine Division
Service ended: Nov 1944

Edgar Darling was WIA during World War II.

Edgar Eugene Darling was born on the 8th of April 1924 in Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio. ^[1] He was the son of Clarence Earl Darling and his wife Mary Caroline (Ullman).

• 1930 US Federal Census for Loudonville, Ashland, Ohio, USA shows Edgar Darling (age 5) as the son of Earl Darling (age 36) and his wife Mary (age 34). ^[2]

• 1940 US Federal Census for Loudonville, Ashland, Ohio, USA shows Edgar Darling (age 16) as the son of Earl Darling (age 46) and his wife Mary (age 44). ^[3]

• On the 20th of February 1943, Edgar E. Darling enlisted as a Private in the US Marine Corps. ^{[4] [5]}

• On the 20th of May 1944, PFC Edgar E. Darling, USMC was wounded: Casualty Type: WIA, Service Number: 831938, Unit: MD, USS MONTPELIER (CL-57), PACIFIC AREA, Collection: US Marine WWII Casualty Card Database, Location: TAB DARA-DAU, Item ID: 18162. ^[6][7]

• Edgar Darline and Shirley Robinson were married on the 7th of October 1946 in Greenup County, Kentuckey ^[8]

• Edgar E. Darling passed away on t he 16th of October 1910 in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. He is buried in the Sarasota National Cemetery. Inscription: "PFC, US MARINE CORPS, WORLD WAR II", Plot: Section 13, Site 669.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998" Name: Edgar Darling, Birth Date: 8 Apr 1924, Birth Place: Ashland, Ohio, USA, Certificate Number: 1924041296.
2. ↑ Source: #S53257760 - 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Year: 1930; Census Place: Loudonville, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 1749; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 47.0; FHL microfilm: 2341483
3. ↑ Source: #S53224877 - 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Year: 1940; Census Place: Loudonville, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: T627_3022; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 3-3
4. ↑ "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958" Name: Edgar E Darling, Rank: Private, Enlistment Date: 20 Feb 1943, Muster Date: Jul 1943, Station: 21St Replacement Bn, Training Center, Camp Lejeune, New River, N C.
5. ↑ "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958" Name: Edgar E Darling, Rank: Private, Muster Date: Oct 1943, Station: Twenty First Replacement Bn, Fmf, C/O Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif.
6. ↑ "U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945" Page 60: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: State Summary of War Casualties from World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group 24; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
7. ↑ "U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958" Name: Edgar E Darling, Rank: Private First Class, Muster Date: Oct 1944, Station: First Casual Company Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, 12, PA.
8. ↑ "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 View record" Name: Edgar Darling, Gender: Male, Residence Date: Abt 1946, Residence Place: Springfield, Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1946, Marriage Place: Greenup , KY, Father: Earl Darling, Mother: Darling, Spouse: Shirley Robinson.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2018), memorial page for Edgar Eugene Darling (8 Apr 1924–16 Oct 2010), Find A Grave: Memorial #84193321, citing Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240) .