Edmond G. Farah

Edmond G. Farah
Personal details
Born	11 September 1923 New York City
Died	1 August 2014
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	517772
Rank	CWO4
Rank at Ritchie	Sgt USMCR
Camp Ritchie	Class 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section	1A
Unit / division	1st Marine Division

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Edmond G. Farah (11 September 1923 – 1 August 2014) was a New York–born Marine Ritchie Boy (Class 22) who served as intelligence chief with the 5th Marines on Okinawa and later retired as a chief warrant officer.

Biography

Edmond G. Farah was born on 11 September 1923 in New York City. Between ages eight and sixteen his family lived in Damascus, Syria, during the Depression, returning to the United States in August 1939. He served about two years in the Auxiliary Coast Guard on submarine patrol before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps on 13 December 1942.

After boot camp Farah was a drill instructor at Parris Island. About a year and a half later he volunteered for scouting training at Camp Ritchie (Class 22). He joined the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, and landed on Okinawa on Easter Sunday 1945. As a sergeant he served as 5th Marines intelligence chief; after the battle his division went to China for surrender duties. He returned to the United States about six months later and was relieved from active duty.

Farah married Josephine and was reactivated for the Korean War in 1950 as combat intelligence chief of the division G-2. Released from active duty on 31 December 1954, he remained in the reserves, was promoted to warrant officer, and retired in 1983 as CWO4 after about forty-one years of service. He died on 1 August 2014 at age 90.

Research notes

• CWO
• Newsday paid death notice (3 August 2014) is the principal narrative source; family survivors listed there are not copied into the public biography.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	91
Class_ASN	517772
Class_Name	FARAH, Edmond G.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 11 September 1923 — Born in New York City.
• c. 1931–1939 — Lived with family in Damascus, Syria; returned to U.S. August 1939.
• c. 1940–1942 — Auxiliary Coast Guard, submarine patrol (~two years).
• 13 December 1942 — Enlisted, U.S. Marine Corps; later drill instructor, Parris Island.
• Camp Ritchie Class 22 — Scouting / intelligence training.
• 1 April 1945 — Joined 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division; Okinawa; Sgt., intelligence chief.
• Post-Okinawa — China occupation / surrender duty; then relieved from active duty.
• 1950 — Reactivated, Korean War; combat intelligence chief, division G-2.
• 31 December 1954 — Released from active duty; continued in reserves.
• 1983 — Retired as CWO4 (~41 years total service).
• 1 August 2014 — Died, age 90 (Wantagh / Plainview, New York area).

Sources

• Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.), 3 August 2014 — paid death notice for Edmond G. Farah (RB Archive ProQuest PDF; private copy, not uploaded)
• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-25 (1 post)