Comments/Citation:
ABLES, Clarence E., Pvt, 521/522/745/604 SN: 270624
Born: 13 Jan 1921 Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi
Enlisted USMC: 08 Mar 1939; 02 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 1312 Grove Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi)
Died: 25 Oct 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS (Lots 5&6 of Square 250 B, Div C)
Headquarters, Southern Recruiting Division, New Orleans, LA
Mar 1939 Pvt, Hq, SRD, New Orleans, LA “8Mar39; 8, Acc & enl at Hq SRD New Orleans, La.; 9, tr to MB, Parris Island, SC”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Mar 1939 Pvt, RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC “8Mar39; 10, jdfr DHS New Orleans, L.; 10-31, RI”
Apr 1939 Pvt, RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI”
May 1939 Pvt, RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-12, RI; 13, to 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.”
Prior Service, United States Marine Corps
May 1939 - Aug 1941 Ended with Bad Conduct Discharge after service with Co I, 3rd Bn, 5th Mar, 1st MarBrig, FMF.
Southern Recruiting Division, Atlanta, GA
Jan 1942 Pvt, SRD, Atlanta, GA “2, Reenl DHS Jackson, Miss.”
Company D, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jan 1942 Pvt, Co D, 1stBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “2, jdfr DHS Jackson, Miss.”
Company D, 1stBattalion, 7thMarines, 3rdMarine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 7thMar, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “1-4, at MB, New River, NC; 5, entrained & departed fr MB, New River, NC; 6, arr at Norfolk, Va.; detrained & emb abd USS FULLER; 7-9, at Norfolk, Va.; 10, sailed fr Norfolk, Va.; 11-17, at sea enroute to C.Z., R.P.; 18, arr C.Z., R.P., transit Canal, arr Balboa, C.Z.; 19, sailed fr Balboa, C.Z.; 20-30, at sea enroute to Western Samoan Islands”
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co D, 1stBn, 7thMar, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Upolu, W. Samoa) “23, red to Pvt at OH by CO for: failure to conduct himself in a manner satisfactory to his CO.”
Company D, 1stBattalion, 7thMarines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co D, 1stBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) “2Jan42; Under enemy naval bombardment fr about midnight, 13-14, to 1:30am 16 Oct42. Bombardment commenced nightly about midnight and contd for one to one and a half hours on Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 24-25, participated in a battle against the enemy; 25, Killed in Action about 2:00am as a result of GSW, fatal, recvd in the line of duty; GO#20 does not apply; Char: Excellent; 27, remains interred in 1stMarDiv Cemetery, Row #45, Grave #5, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.”
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
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal
Rifle Marksman Badge
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