Billy, Sam Jones, Jr., Cpl

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Corporal
Last Primary MOS
642-Navajo Code Talker
Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS
Primary Unit
1943-1946, 642, 2nd Marine Division
Service Years
1943 - 1946
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Corporal

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
New Mexico
New Mexico
Year of Birth
1924
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Cpl Roger Rape (Mouse) - Deceased
 
Contact Info
Home Town
Newcomb
Last Address
Newcomb
Date of Passing
Jun 10, 2002
 
Location of Interment
Memory Gardens of Farmington - Farmington, New Mexico

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin Navajo Code Talkers Congressional Medal


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Navajo Code Talkers Association
  2012, Navajo Code Talkers Association


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL SILVER MEDAL IN 2001

BURIED AT THE FAMILY CEMETERY IN FARMINGTON, NM

   

  1943-1946, 642, 2nd Marine Division



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Unit
2nd Marine Division Unit Page
Rank
Corporal
MOS
642-Navajo Code Talker
Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Okinawa
 
 
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 2nd Marine Division Details

2nd Marine Division

The 2nd Marine Division (2nd MARDIV) is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground combat element of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF). The division is based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and headquartered at Julian C. Smith Hall.

The 2nd Marine Division earned renown in World War II, distinguishing itself at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa

The lineal forebearer of the 2nd Marine Division is the 2nd Marine Brigade, which was activated on 1 July 1936 at San Diego, California.

The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized on February 1, 1941 at Camp Elliott, California by change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade.
Type
Support
 
Parent Unit
Divisions
Strength
USMC Division
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 10, 2017
   
   
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258 Members Also There at Same Time
2nd Marine Division

Begay, Charley Tsosie, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 642 Corporal
Ilthma, Oscar B, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 642 Corporal
Oliver, Lloyd, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 642 Corporal
Silversmith, Joe Antonio, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF 642 Corporal
Smiley, Arcenio, Cpl, (1944-1946) OF 642 Corporal
Thompson, Frank Tsosie, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 642 Corporal
Willetto, Frank Chee, Cpl, (1944-1946) OF 642 Corporal
Alfred, Johnny Dale, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Blatchford, Paul Homer, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Chee, John, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Curley, Rueben, PFC, (1943-1946) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Damon, Lowell Smith, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Dennison, George H, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Leonard, Alfred Frank, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Notah, Roy Becenti, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Pete, Frank Danny, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Begaye, Fleming David, Pvt, (1943-1945) OF 642 Private
Harding, Ben Williams, Pvt, (1944-1946) OF 642 Private
Kirk, Leo, Pvt, (1943-1945) OF 642 Private
Good, George Franklin, LtGen, (1923-1958) OF 2019 Colonel
Grant, Jack, Sgt, (1940-1945) OF 707 Sergeant
Kouklis, Andrew, Sgt, (1943-1946) OF 603 Sergeant
Manning, Author, Sgt, (1941-1945) OF 997 Sergeant
Sudduth, Eugene, Sgt, (1941-1945) OF 776 Sergeant
Anderson, Vern Marshall, Cpl, (1941-1943) OF 737 Corporal
Bohannon, John Oakley, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 521 Corporal
Dowdy, William Lee, Cpl, (1942-1946) OF 345 Corporal
Lindquist, Conrad E, SSgt, (1942-1955) OF 997 Corporal
Orlando, Dominick Cosmo, Cpl, (1942-1944) OF 521 Corporal
Stacy, Carl, Cpl, (1944-1948) OF 204 Corporal
Angelucci, David, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 605 Private 1st Class
Boyd, Johnny, PFC, (1942-1946) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Justiss, David Daniel, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 806 Private 1st Class
Knight, John William, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 603 Private 1st Class
Guill, William Thomas, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 521 Private
Harrell, Eugene Jackson, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 522 Private
Watson, Thomas Eugene, LtGen, (1912-1950) 99 9903 Lieutenant General
Brown, Dudley Southworth, MGen, (1917-1950) 99 9903 Major General
Watson, Thomas Eugene, LtGen, (1912-1950) 99 9903 Major General
Weede, Richard Garfield, LtGen 8 0802 Lieutenant Colonel
Chamberlin, William, Maj, (1940-1960) 3 0302 Major
Barber, William Earl, Col, (1940-1970) 3 0301 Captain
Barr, Joseph James, Capt, (1941-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Bray, William, Col, (1941-1967) 3 0302 Captain
Brown, Kenneth Lyndon, Capt, (1940-1943) 8 0802 Captain
Joslyn, William, MGen, (1942-1976) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Magruder III, John Holmes, Col, (1942-1952) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
McNeil, John Paul, Col, (1942-1969) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Creel, John B, 2ndLt, (1940-1944) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Paull, William T., Capt, (1942-1955) 8 0802 Second Lieutenant
Voorhees, Robert, Maj, (1941-1960) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Waddick, John, MSgt, (1927-1957) 23 2336 Technical Sergeant (Grade 2)
Hatch, Norman, Maj, (1940-1979) 46 4671 Technical Sergeant
Flood, James, Sgt, (1942-1946) 21 2161 Staff Sergeant
Muir, Joseph Eugene, LtCol, (1945-1965) 2 0231 Staff Sergeant
Spooner, Richard T, Maj, (1942-1972) 3 0369 Staff Sergeant
Bassolino, Anthony, Sgt, (1943-1946) 59 5943 Sergeant
Beers, Elmer Leroy, Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Cahill, John, Sgt, (1935-1943) 3 0311 Sergeant

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