Hunter, John W, PFC

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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS
Primary Unit
1943-1943, 745, 1st Raider Bn
Service Years
1942 - 1943
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class

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Home State
Louisiana
Louisiana
 
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Casualty Info
Last Address
Box 299, Winter Haven, Florida

Casualty Date
Jul 20, 1943
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Solomon Islands
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section D, Row 16, Grave 113
Military Service Number
348 380

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  1943-1943, 745, 1st Raider Bn



From Month/Year
January / 1943
To Month/Year
July / 1943
Unit
1st Raider Bn Unit Page
Rank
Private 1st Class
MOS
745-Rifleman
Base, Station or City
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field, New Georgia
State/Country
Solomon Islands
 
 
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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: Jan 11, 2023
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “26Jan42; 5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1stMAC, Noumea, N.C.”
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “10-14 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “26Jan42; 4, emb abd USS CROSBY at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.;  20, KIA at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.”

   
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144 Members Also There at Same Time
1st Raider Bn

Reynolds, Harold, Cpl, (1943-1946) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Allen, Carroll Hinton, Pvt, (1942-1943) OF 745 Private
Peters, George, MSgt E-7, (1941-1945) OF 521 Sergeant
Brim, Fredrick James, Cpl, (1942-1946) OF 766 Lance Corporal
Adair, James Clark, GySgt, (1940-1963) OF 675 Private 1st Class
Bitsie, Wilsie H, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Brown, Neulon Ashley, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Leonard, Alfred Frank, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private 1st Class
Merrell, Louis Raymond, Sgt, (1942-1945) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Cody, Leslie, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 642 Private
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
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
Brackett, Landford, Sgt, (1940-1945) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Carpenter, Ralph Gilbert, PFC, (1941-1943) 3 0311 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
Kostic, George, PFC, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Leis, Paul William, Sgt, (1942-1946) 33 3371 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
Prewitt, Lester, PFC, (1942-1943) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Retzsch, Norton Vernon, PFC, (1941-1943) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Thompson, Robert George, PFC, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Wood, Albert Marvin, Cpl, (1941-1945) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Davies, James Lawrence, PFC, (1943-1944) 3 0311 Private
Parker, Thaddeus, HM2, (1941-1943) 0 HM-8404 Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Griffith, Samuel Blair, BGen, (1929-1956) 8041 Lieutenant Colonel
Georges, John William, 1stSgt, (1940-1946) 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

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