Clary, James D, PFC

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Private 1st Class

Last Primary MOS
737-Rifle NCO

Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS

Primary Unit
1944-1945, 737, B Co, 1st Bn, 28th Marines (1/28)

Service Years
1942 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Nebraska

Year of Birth
1924

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Casualty Info

Home Town Alliance	Last Address 223 Sweetwater Street, Alliance, Nebraska
Casualty Date Feb 19, 1945
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Japan	Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Iwo Jima
Location of Interment Alliance County Cemetery - Alliance, Nebraska

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1945, World War II Fallen

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1942, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA)

Unit Assignments


	1942-1942, 521, 11th Recruit Training Bn
	1942-1944, 745, 3rd Parachute Bn, 1st Parachute Regiment
	1944-1945, 737, B Co, 1st Bn, 28th Marines (1/28)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1943-1943 Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Vella Lavella
	1943-1944 Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Bougainville
	1945-1945 Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Iwo Jima

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Died of Wounds received in action, 19 February 1945, during offensive operations against Imperial Japanese Forces on Iwo Jima Island, Bonin 'Volcano' Islands.

Comments/Citation:

CLARY, James D., PFC, 521/745/653/737 SN: 446653
Born: 19 Jan 1924 Mullen, Nebraska
Enlisted USMCR: 07 Sep 1942 (Home of Record: 223 Sweetwater Street, Alliance, Nebraska)
Died: 19 Feb 1945 (DOW, Iwo Jima Island, Bonin 'Volcano' Islands)
Interred: Alliance Cemetery, Alliance, NE (Section , Grave )

11th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Sep-Nov 1942 Pvt, 11^thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "7Sep42; 10Sep, Jdfr CRD; ?Nov, to ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, Post"

Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov-Dec 1942 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrng School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "7Sep42; ?, jdfr 11^thRecBn, RDep, MCB, Post; ?, desig Stud Para; ?-?, Stud Para"

Company C, 3rd Parachute Battalion, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co C, 3^rdParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "7Sep42; Para"
3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co L, 3^rdParaBn, 1^stMarParReg, 1^stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Jul 1943 PFC, Co L, 3^rdParaBn, 1^stMarParReg, 1^stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para"
Oct 1943 PFC, Co L, 3^rdParaBn, 1^stMarParReg, 1^stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 13, emb on board LST V-11-E at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefr; 14, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, B.S.I."
Jan 1944 PFC, Co L, 3^rdParaBn, 1^stMarParReg, 1^stMAC, FMF, In the Field "Para; 15, emb abd LST#4 at Bougainville, B.S.I.; 16, sailed therefrom; 17, enroute; 18, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I."

Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Apr 1944 PFC, Co B, 1^stBn, 28^thMar, 5^thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "745"
Jul 1944 PFC, Co B, 1^stBn, 28^thMar, 5^thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "653"
Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1944 PFC, Co B, 1^stBn, 28^thMar, 5^thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field "737"
Jan 1945 PFC, Co B, 1^stBn, 28^thMar, 5^thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field "737; 10, emb & 11 sailed fr Camp Drewes, Hawaii, T.H. via LST#1; 17, arr & disemb at Lahaini Roads, Maui, T.H.; 17, emb & sailed fr Lahaini Roads, Maui, T.H. via USS DICKENS; 18 arr at Honolulu, T.H. and 27, sailed therefrom."
Feb 1945 Cpl, Co B, 1^stBn, 28^thMar, 5^thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands) "446653; 737; 19, disemb at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands; 19, participated in the battle of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands; 19, Killed in action against the enemy, Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands"

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars
World War II Victory Medal
Basic Parachutist Badge