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PFC Robert John Prew, USMC
Jul 7, 1944
PFC Robert J. Prew, USMC
On June 15, 1944, roughly 70,000 American soldiers from the 27th Infantry Division and marines from the 2nd Marine Division and 4th Marine Division landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Saipan in the Marianas Islands in what would come to be known as the Battle of Saipan. Allied commanders wanted to use...
Richard Murphy
Jun 15, 1944
Marine Corps Reserve Staff Sgt. Richard J. Murphy, Jr., 26, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, accounted for on July 25, 2018, will be buried December 1, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland. On June 15, 1944, Murphy was a member of 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which landed at Red Beach, Saipan, when American forces participated in the battle for...
Larry Roberts
Nov 24, 1943
Marine Corps Pfc. Larry R. Roberts, missing from World War II, has now been accounted for. In November 1943, Roberts was assigned to Special Weapons Group, 2nd Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island....
Pfc. Harold William Hayden, Usmc
Nov 22, 1943
Harold William Hayden was born on 28 September 1924. He grew up in Hamilton County Ohio with his parents, Donald Schuyler and Clara (Menard) Hayden, and siblings Phyllis, Donald, and June; the family moved around the greater Cincinnati area, and had homes in Norwood and Deer Park. Donald and Clara's marriage ultimately ended in divorce; she remarried to one...
Pvt. Jack Rudolph Stambaugh, Usmc
Nov 22, 1943
Jack entered the world in Wichita Falls, Texas, on 27 June 1923. His birth name is not known; at a young age, Jack was adopted by James Madison and Stella (Hankins) Stambaugh and went to live in nearby Archer County. He grew up with three half-sisters – Opal Clyde, Nettie Jim, and Mary Lou – and attended school in...
Charles Donald Miller Pfc. Usmc Reserve
Nov 22, 1943
On October 23, 2020, Marine Corps Reserve PFC Charles Donald Miller, 19, killed in World War II, will finally be laid to rest - in American soil - with full military honors. Born October 5, 1924 in Albany, Indiana, Charles was the older of two children blessed to the union of Donald "Don" and Lucille (nee Brown) Miller. Like...
Edward Nalazek
Nov 21, 1943
On November 21, 1943 PFC Edward Augustine Nalazek, USMC gave his life for his country on Betio Island, Tarwa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Born on March 26, 1916. On Monday February 10, 2020 at 10:45 am a Mass of Resurrection was held at the Memorial Chapel of Fort Myer, VA. Interment with full military honors followed at...
1Lt. Justin Green Mills, Usmc
Nov 20, 1943
Born December 12, 1917, in Houston, Texas, Justin was the 2nd of three children blessed to the union of Roger Quarles and Aline Mary (nee Ruiz) Mills. Before his baby sister was born, the family moved to Grandpa and Grandma Mills’ farm in Lockhart. Jobs were tough to come by in those days though. Roger worked for a bit...
Raymond Warren
Nov 20, 1943
PFC Raymond Warren served with Company K, 8th Marines, during the battle of Betio, Tarawa atoll. He was killed in action on 20 November 1943, while helping an assault unit demolish fortified defenses. After his death, PFC Warren was reportedly buried in the “Division Cemetery” on Betio, but the row and grave were not recorded. His remains were not...
Sgt. Fred Farris Usmc
Nov 20, 1943
Fred Farris was born on 4 August 1924, the first child for nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Gilmore Farris and her husband, also named Fred. Two younger siblings arrived before the decade was out. The Farris family made their home in Hillsboro, Texas for several years before Elizabeth and Fred Senior divorced. Elizabeth took Fred Junior, Kenneth, and Betty Jo to China...
William Edward Rambo
Nov 20, 1943
William Edward Rambo was born on June 9, 1923 in Hanna, LaPorte County, Indiana. In November 1943, Private Rambo, USMC, was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an...
PFC Robert John Prew, USMC
Jul 7, 1944
PFC Robert J. Prew, USMC
On June 15, 1944, roughly 70,000 American soldiers from the 27th Infantry Division and marines from the 2nd Marine Division and 4th Marine Division landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Saipan in the Marianas Islands in what would come to be known as the Battle of Saipan. Allied commanders wanted to use...
Richard Murphy
Jun 15, 1944
Marine Corps Reserve Staff Sgt. Richard J. Murphy, Jr., 26, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, accounted for on July 25, 2018, will be buried December 1, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland. On June 15, 1944, Murphy was a member of 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which landed at Red Beach, Saipan, when American forces participated in the battle for...
Larry Roberts
Nov 24, 1943
Marine Corps Pfc. Larry R. Roberts, missing from World War II, has now been accounted for. In November 1943, Roberts was assigned to Special Weapons Group, 2nd Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island....
Pfc. Harold William Hayden, Usmc
Nov 22, 1943
Harold William Hayden was born on 28 September 1924. He grew up in Hamilton County Ohio with his parents, Donald Schuyler and Clara (Menard) Hayden, and siblings Phyllis, Donald, and June; the family moved around the greater Cincinnati area, and had homes in Norwood and Deer Park. Donald and Clara's marriage ultimately ended in divorce; she remarried to one...
Pvt. Jack Rudolph Stambaugh, Usmc
Nov 22, 1943
Jack entered the world in Wichita Falls, Texas, on 27 June 1923. His birth name is not known; at a young age, Jack was adopted by James Madison and Stella (Hankins) Stambaugh and went to live in nearby Archer County. He grew up with three half-sisters – Opal Clyde, Nettie Jim, and Mary Lou – and attended school in...
Charles Donald Miller Pfc. Usmc Reserve
Nov 22, 1943
On October 23, 2020, Marine Corps Reserve PFC Charles Donald Miller, 19, killed in World War II, will finally be laid to rest - in American soil - with full military honors. Born October 5, 1924 in Albany, Indiana, Charles was the older of two children blessed to the union of Donald "Don" and Lucille (nee Brown) Miller. Like...
Edward Nalazek
Nov 21, 1943
On November 21, 1943 PFC Edward Augustine Nalazek, USMC gave his life for his country on Betio Island, Tarwa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati. Born on March 26, 1916. On Monday February 10, 2020 at 10:45 am a Mass of Resurrection was held at the Memorial Chapel of Fort Myer, VA. Interment with full military honors followed at...
1Lt. Justin Green Mills, Usmc
Nov 20, 1943
Born December 12, 1917, in Houston, Texas, Justin was the 2nd of three children blessed to the union of Roger Quarles and Aline Mary (nee Ruiz) Mills. Before his baby sister was born, the family moved to Grandpa and Grandma Mills’ farm in Lockhart. Jobs were tough to come by in those days though. Roger worked for a bit...
Raymond Warren
Nov 20, 1943
PFC Raymond Warren served with Company K, 8th Marines, during the battle of Betio, Tarawa atoll. He was killed in action on 20 November 1943, while helping an assault unit demolish fortified defenses. After his death, PFC Warren was reportedly buried in the “Division Cemetery” on Betio, but the row and grave were not recorded. His remains were not...
Sgt. Fred Farris Usmc
Nov 20, 1943
Fred Farris was born on 4 August 1924, the first child for nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Gilmore Farris and her husband, also named Fred. Two younger siblings arrived before the decade was out. The Farris family made their home in Hillsboro, Texas for several years before Elizabeth and Fred Senior divorced. Elizabeth took Fred Junior, Kenneth, and Betty Jo to China...
William Edward Rambo
Nov 20, 1943
William Edward Rambo was born on June 9, 1923 in Hanna, LaPorte County, Indiana. In November 1943, Private Rambo, USMC, was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an...
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