McDowell, Wilbert Calvin, Sgt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Sergeant
Last Primary MOS
521-Other duty (PFC/Private)
Primary Unit
1946-1946, 521, Marine Barracks San Diego, CA
Service Years
1942 - 1946
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
 Year of Birth
1917
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Osawatomie, Kansas		 Last Address
San Bernardino, California.
Date of Passing
May 26, 1999		  

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
6th Marine Division AssociationUnited States Marine Raiders Association
  1990, 6th Marine Division Association
  1990, United States Marine Raiders Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Retired for many years.
   
Other Comments:

Following WWII, W.C. "Red" McDowell worked for a time in the aircraft industry, and later with the San Bernadino County (CA) Sheriff's Department for many years.
   
  1943-1944, 521, 1st Raider Bn
From Month/Year
September / 1943 		To Month/Year
February / 1944
Unit
1st Raider Bn Unit Page
Rank
Private 1st Class		 MOS
521-Other duty (PFC/Private)
Base, Station or City
Not Specified		State/Country
California
  
 
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 1st Raider Bn Details

1st Raider Bn 		1st Raider Battalion (designated on Feb. 16, 1942) was commanded by Lt. Col. Merritt A. Edson.
  • Tulagi, Solomon Islands (Aug. 7|9, 1942)
  • Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (Aug. 10|Oct. 16, 1942)
  • New Georgia (July 5|Aug. 28, 1943)
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
Special Operations Units 		Strength
Unit
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 22, 2016
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Pvt Ray Watson, USMCR

Other Memories
12 Dec 1942 - 28 Jun 1943: Base Depot, Fleet Marine Force. (San Diego, CA.)

28 Jun 43 - 17 Aug 1943, T.C. Camp Pendleton, CA.

   
   
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Last Liberty from 1st Raider Battalion
Last Liberty from 1st Raider Battalion
Last Liberty from 1st Raider Battalion
Cpl Wilbert C.
154 Members Also There at Same Time
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1st Raider Bn
Georges, John William, 1stSgt, (1940-1946) 521 Sergeant
Peters, George, MSgt E-7, (1941-1945) OF 521 Sergeant
Sciarra, Joseph, Sgt, (1940-1945) 521 Sergeant
Serral, Frederick A, SSgt, (1940-1946) 521 Sergeant
D'Angelo, Alessio, Sgt, (1941-1945) 521 Corporal
Meador, Randal G, Cpl, (1942-1945) 521 Corporal
Wangen, Orville E, Sgt, (1941-1945) 521 Corporal
Adams, Elton M, Cpl, (1941-1945) 521 Private 1st Class
Ahlgrim, Alvin Roy, PFC, (1943-1945) 521 Private 1st Class
Carey, Louis J, PFC, (1942-1944) 521 Private 1st Class
Hunt, Wilfred A, PltSgt, (1940-1946) 521 Private 1st Class
Liberato, Ralph Adam, Cpl, (1940-1946) 521 Private 1st Class
Merrell, Louis Raymond, Sgt, (1942-1945) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Grier, Roy M, Sgt, (1942-1945) 521 Private
Griffith, Samuel Blair, BGen, (1929-1956) 8041 Lieutenant Colonel
Boyd, Clay Allen, Col, (1936-1968) 3 0302 Captain
Neuffer, Robert P, LtCol 3 0302 Captain
Pollard, Thomas David, LtCol, (1940-1960) 3 0301 Captain
Belko, Max, 1stLt, (1941-1944) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Ryder, Astle Alfred, Capt, (1950-1953) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Tucker, Nion Robert, 1stLt, (1943-1945) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Barnes, William, GySgt, (1941-1945) 3 0341 Staff Sergeant
Beavers, Warren Gordon, Sgt, (1940-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Harrison, Lawrence Alan, 1stSgt, (1938-1946) 3 0369 Platoon Sergeant
Jordon, Jay, Sgt, (1940-1943) 3 0311 Sergeant
Murphy, John, Sgt, (1938-1944) 3 0311 Sergeant
Pettyjohn, George, SSgt, (1940-1952) 3 0331 Sergeant
Barwick, Leon L., Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Corporal
Bowers, Vernon, GySgt, (1939-1955) 3 0311 Corporal
Drudge, Waldo Emerson, Cpl, (1942-1946) 3 0311 Corporal
Smith, Harold William, Cpl, (1942-1943) 3 0311 Corporal
Young, Howard, SSgt, (1938-1958) 26 2659 Corporal
Brim, Fredrick James, Cpl, (1942-1946) OF 766 Lance Corporal
Adair, James Clark, GySgt, (1940-1963) OF 675 Private 1st Class
Bagwell, Earl Charles, PFC, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Baldiga, Walter Edward, PFC, (1942-1943) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Barker, Milton, Cpl, (1943-1951) 3 0341 Private 1st Class
Batts, James Howard, Cpl, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Bitsie, Wilsie H, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Brackett, Landford, Sgt, (1940-1945) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Brown, Neulon Ashley, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Carpenter, Ralph Gilbert, PFC, (1941-1943) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Dawson, John Lawrence, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Dewitt, Walter H, PFC, (1941-1955) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Gawel, John M, Cpl, (1942-1946) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Gray, Iva Lee, PFC, (1943-1945) OF Private 1st Class
Hunter, John W, PFC, (1942-1943) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Ketchel, Elmer Dean, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF Private 1st Class
Kostic, George, PFC, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Leis, Paul William, Sgt, (1942-1946) 33 3371 Private 1st Class
Leonard, Alfred Frank, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Lewis, David Walter, Cpl, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
MacLean, John Edward, PFC, (1942-1943) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
McFarland, Edward Allen, PFC, (1943-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
McGraw, George Richard, PFC, (1942-1943) 3 0341 Private 1st Class
Oller, George Raymon, PFC, (1942-1943) 0311 Private 1st Class
Prewitt, Lester, PFC, (1942-1943) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Retzsch, Norton Vernon, PFC, (1941-1943) 3 0311 Private 1st Class

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