Obituaries for Thibadeau Mortuary Service, p.a.

November 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...

November 20, 1943

November 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...

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

Robert Carter was born 22 June 1924, Brawley, CA. He enlisted in the USMC on 29 January 1943 in Portland, OR. PVT Carter was assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, when his unit landed against stiff Japanese resistance. PVT Carter...

November 20, 1943

Born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Anthony was the 6th of 7 children born to Polish immigrants John and Teresa (Babula) Brozyna. Two days after his 21st birthday, Tony enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at New River and went through training at Parris Island. PFC Brozyna was with his brothers in the 8th Marines (Golf/2) of the...

November 20, 1943

Navy Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Howard P. Brisbane, killed in World War II, has now been accounted for. In November 1943, Brisbane was assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, which landed a stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure...

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

November 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...

November 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...

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

James Bernard Johnson was born 21 April 1924, on East Academy St, Wappingers Falls NY, in the home his grandfather Theodore C. Johnson built circa 1890. He enlisted in the USMC on 6 November 1942 in Albany, NY. PFC Johnson was assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, on the small island of Betio in...

November 20, 1943

November 20, 1943

March 10, 1943

Lt Russell C. Gish of the U.S. Navy and 7 others who were on a routine flying mission around the Aleutian Islands went down on March 10th 1943. Their plane crashed in the area of the Aleutian Islands while serving during the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in WWII. The 7 others who were on board are: HENRY H...

November 20, 1942

October 9, 1942

PFC. Harry Clark Morrissey, USMC, was born on October 8, 1915 to Charles and Clara Morrissey in New Hampshire. He was the second child, brother Charles being two years older. The family moved to Rhode Island, where sister Pearl was born in 1921, before moving to Camden NJ. At the time of the 1930 census, the family was renting...