Bigger, Warner Thomas, Col

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Colonel

Last MOS
8041-Colonel, Ground

Last MOSGroup
Miscellaneous Requirements

Primary Unit
1944-1946, 0302, HQ Battalion, 5th Marine Division, 5th Marine Division

Service Years
1939 - 1962

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1917

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Cpl Roger Rape (Mouse) - Deceased

Contact Info

Last Address McLean
Date of Passing Jun 03, 2001
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 66, Site 6425

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2001, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)

Ribbon Bar

Boot Camp/Officer Training School


	1939, The Basic School (Quantico, VA)

Unit Assignments

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Lexington (CV-16)

Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion Henderson Hall (HQMC), Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)


	1939-1940, 0301, Marine Barracks Navy Yard, League Island, PA
	1940-1940, 0301, Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Helena CL-50
	1940-1941, 0301, Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Lexington (CV-16)
	1941-1944, 0302, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Regiment
	1944-1946, 0302, HQ Battalion, 5th Marine Division, 5th Marine Division
	1946-1947, 0302, Inspector-Instructor (I&I) Staff San Francisco, CA
	1947-1949, 0302, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)
	1949-1950, 0302, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico, VA
	1950-1951, 0302, MSG Battalion, HQ Company Arlington, VA
	1951-1953, 0302, Headquarters, MCB Quantico
	1955-1955, 0302, 7th Marine Regiment
	1956-1959, 8041, Headquarters & Service (H&S) Battalion Henderson Hall (HQMC), Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC)

Formal Schools and Courses


	1941-1941, (Army) Basic Airborne Course
	1953-1954, Ordnance School Quantico

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1943-1943 Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Raid on Choiseul
	1943-1944 Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Bougainville
	1944-1944 World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)
	1945-1945 Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Iwo Jima
	1953-1953 Korean War/Korean Summer (1953)

Colleges Attended



	1935-1939, University of Florida