Comments/Citation:
DEAN, Gilbert Patrick, PFC 521/745 MCSN: 879592
Born: 01 June 1925
Enlisted: 25 Aug 1943 (Home of Record: 1495 Hopkins Ave, Cleveland, Ohio)
Died: 28 Jun 1944 (KIA, Saipan Island, Northern Marianas Islands)
Interred: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
01-31 Oct 1943 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company D, Infantry Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1944 Pvt, Co D, Inf Bn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1, to 38thReplBn, TC, Post”
38th Replacement Battalion, Transient Center, 5th Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
01-12 Jan 1944 PFC, 38th ReplBn, TC, 5thAC, C/O FPO, San Francisco, CA “25Aug43; 1, Jd fr, InfBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA”
Replacement Battalion, Transient Center, 5th Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
12-21 Jan 1944 PFC, HQ Co, ReplBn, TC, 5thAC, C/O FPO, San Francisco, CA “25Aug43;12, Jd fr 38th ReplBn, TC, Post; 21, to 2nd MarDiv”
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1944 PFC, Co E, 2nd Bn, 6th Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “25Aug43; 22, jd fr ReplBn, TranC, V AC”
Apr 1944 PFC, Co E, 2nd Bn, 6th Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field "745"
Jun 1944 PFC, Co E, 2nd Bn, 6th Mar, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Saipan, Marianas) "879592; 745; 28, KIA”
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
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal
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