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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Edward Gehrke Collection
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.EDG
Extent:
8.27 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1995
Abstract: The Edward Gehrke
Collection documents the military career of China Marine Edward Gehrke through photographs,
ephemera, publications, and his military duffel, coat, and fatigues. Gehrke entered the U.S.
Marine Corps in 1943 and served with Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at
Guadalcanal, "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner, and served
as part of the Okinawa invasion landing on April 1, 1945. After he served in Okinawa, he was
stationed in Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the Japanese Army
surrender in China.
Language of Material: English,
Japanese, Chinese
Edward Gehrke entered the U.S. Marine Corps on November 22, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. He
attended boot camp at the California Artillery School, Camp Pendleton before shipping out of
San Francisco in June 1944. He was briefly stationed at New Caledonia and New Hebrides
before joining Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at Guadalcanal. He was
transferred to "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner before
sailing for Okinawa. He was part of the invasion landing on April 1, 1945. He was then
shipped to Guam, and later to Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the
Japanese Army surrender in China. He returned to the U.S. in January 1946 and was discharged
February 10, 1946.
The Edward Gehrke Collection contains photographs, clippings, uniforms, and ephemera from
Gehrke's tour of duty. Publications include official government publications with
information on local cultures and geography, as well as those that depict daily military
life through humor and illustrations created by American military personnel. The collection
also includes documentation of Gehrke's training and active service through records,
training materials, and awards. Photographs primarily depict locations in Tsingtao and the
activities of United States Marines. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
This collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fred M. Greguras, 2019
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Mallory Furnier, 2020