Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii * battle of tulagi - death date: 7 august 1942 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: private - placeofburial: woodlawn national cemetery elmira , new york - awards: silver star - birth date: 4 september 1921 - serviceyears: 1942 - name: edward earl gyatt - branch: united states marine corps - unit: 1st marine raider battalion - death place: tulagi , in the solomon islands - birth place: syracuse , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward e. gyatt .
edward earl gyatt -lrb- september 4 , 1921 -- august 7 , 1942 -rrb- was a united states marine killed during world war ii who received the silver star for his actions in the battle of tulagi .