Smith, Edwin W, PFC

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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
Last Primary MOS
745-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS
Primary Unit
1943-1944, 745, B Co, 1st Bn, 24th Marines (1/24)
Service Years
1942 - 1944
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
New York

Casualty Date
Feb 02, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Marshall Islands
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section A, Row 0, Grave 75

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World War II FallenNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1944, World War II Fallen
  1944, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


  1943-1944, 745, B Co, 1st Bn, 24th Marines (1/24)



From Month/Year
January / 1943
To Month/Year
February / 1944
Unit
B Co Unit Page
Rank
Private 1st Class
MOS
745-Rifleman
Base, Station or City
1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, FMF, In the Field, Roi-Namur
State/Country
Marshall Islands
 
 
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 B Co, 1st Bn, 24th Marines (1/24) Details

B Co, 1st Bn, 24th Marines (1/24)
Type
Infantry
 
Parent Unit
1st Bn, 24th Marines (1/24)
Strength
USMC Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 3, 2021
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
1st Separate Battalion (Rein), FMF, Camp Lejeune, New River, NC
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stSepBn (Rein), FMF, MB, New River, NC “23Oct42; 4-12, fur.”
 
1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, FMF, Camp Pendleton, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 24thMar, Reinf, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1943 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1944 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands) “745; 11, emb on board USS DU PAGE at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed therefrom.; 13-31, at sea enroute”
Feb 1944 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands) “1-2, participated in battle of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands; 2, Killed in action"

   
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346 Members Also There at Same Time
B Co

Becker, Otto Henry, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Breslin, Robert Lee, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Chambers, Russell A, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Gilboy, John Arthur, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Kennedy, Arnold Eugene, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Moler, Allen W, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Moore, J S, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Morgan, James M, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Mulcahy, Joseph Phillips, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Olock, Paul, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Pretaboir, Edward, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Schur, Frank, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
VAID, Edward R, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Hurlbut, Mason L, Pvt, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private
Hurlbut, Mason L, Pvt, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private
Stephenson, Jay, Pvt, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private
Warner, William J, Pvt, (1943-1944) OF 745 Private
Murphy, Richard, 1stSgt, (1939-1945) OF 812 First Sergeant
Harville, Jess Earl, Sgt, (1939-1944) OF 737 Sergeant
Penninger, Fred B, Sgt, (1942-1944) OF 653 Sergeant
Shamray, Walter Stanley, SSgt, (1942-1947) OF 737 Platoon Sergeant
Arsenault, Roger Norman, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 521 Corporal
Underwood, Thomas Ellis, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 746 Corporal
Andree, Eugene Martin, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Butler, Raymond Lee, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Chambers, Russell A, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Chambers, Russell A, PFC, (1942-1945) OF 675 Private 1st Class
Cowell, Clifford Jay, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Hill, Lee Cornell, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 504 Private 1st Class
McCormick, Jack D, PFC, (1943-1945) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Paul, William O, PFC, (1943-1944) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Pitts, Robert Edwin, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 607 Private 1st Class
Reynolds, Francis J, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Reynolds, Francis J, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 746 Private 1st Class
Postell, Clarence Verlon, Pvt, (1944-1945) OF 746 Private
Cokin, Milton George, Col, (1941-1968) 3 0302 Major
Eddy, William Alfred, Capt, (1942-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Bechtol, Charles R, 1stLt, (1942-1945) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Lownds, David, Col, (1942-1972) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Swoyer, Joseph Dell, Capt, (1942-1945) 3 0302 First Lieutenant
Anderson, Charles R, 2ndLt, (1943-1945) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Joy, Donald C, 2ndLt, (1942-1944) 3 0301 Second Lieutenant
Linker, Henry, GySgt, (1927-1944) 99 9999 Gunnery Sergeant
Aasen, Noel S, Sgt, (1941-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Brandon, Daniel Joseph, Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Bulifant, Jr, Guy Roger, Sgt, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Sergeant
Centofanti, Attilio A, Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Drumright, John C, Sgt, (1940-1944) 3 0341 Sergeant
Gaminde, Jr, Pedro, Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Haloostock, Steve J., GySgt, (1940-1946) 3 0332 Platoon Sergeant
Haluchak, Alex, Sgt, (1940-1945) 3 0369 Sergeant
Homewood, Stanley T., Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Homewood, Stanley T., Sgt, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Sergeant
Lacey, John Robert, Sgt, (1937-1945) 3 0369 Sergeant
Shamray, Walter S, PltSgt, (1942-1945) 3 0369 Platoon Sergeant
Asack, Jr, George P, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Corporal
Bloor, Paul Arthur, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0341 Corporal
Burzynski, Melvin Joseph, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0331 Corporal
Byerly, Lawrence Charles, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Corporal

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