Thornton, George P., PFC

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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
Last Primary MOS
604-Light Machine Gunner
Last MOSGroup
 WWII SSN/MOS
Primary Unit
1945-1945, 604, B Co, 1st Bn, 28th Marines (1/28)
Service Years
1942 - 1945
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class

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Home State
Texas
Texas
 Year of Birth
1919
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Cpl Robert 'Bob' Allen (usmc987332) - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Casualty Date
Mar 18, 1945		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Japan		 Conflict
World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Western Pacific Campaign (1944-45)/Battle of Iwo Jima
Location of Interment
Golden Gate National Cemetery (VA) - San Bruno, California		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
D, 68
Military Service Number
381 462

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)World War II Fallen
  1945, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1945, World War II Fallen


  1943-1943, 604, I Co, 3rd Bn, 1st Marines (3/1)
From Month/Year
June / 1943 		To Month/Year
October / 1943
Unit
I Co Unit Page
Rank
Private 1st Class		 MOS
604-Light Machine Gunner
Base, Station or City
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, Melbourne		State/Country
Australia
  
 
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 I Co, 3rd Bn, 1st Marines (3/1) Details

I Co, 3rd Bn, 1st Marines (3/1)
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
3rd Bn, 1st Marines (3/1) 		Strength
USMC Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Mar 31, 2019
   
   
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59 Members Also There at Same Time
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I Co
Dawson, Aaron Earl, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 737 Corporal
Gilbert, John Edward, PFC, (1942-1943) OF 745 Private 1st Class
DiCristofaro, Anthony, Sgt, (1941-1943) 3 0369 Sergeant
Barlow, Clinton Wisner, Cpl, (1943-1944) 3 0311 Corporal
Bellis, Richard David, Cpl, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Corporal
Piaseczny, William Leonard, Cpl, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Corporal
Garretson, James Benjamin, PFC, (1941-1944) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Colbert, John Chester, Pvt, (1942-1944) 3 0311 Private
George, Quentin Edelman, Cpl, (1942-1944) Corporal
Braden, Leroy Vern, Pvt, (1942-1944) Private
3rd Bn, 1st Marines (3/1)
Blair, Dale Virgil, Cpl, (1942-1945) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Boggess, Russell Abbott, Cpl, (1943-1945) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Hunt, George, Capt, (1941-1945) 3 0302 Captain
Hansen, Arthur Nels, SSgt(M), (1940-1944) 33 3372 Staff Sergeant (Mess)
Hanson, Wilfred, PltSgt, (1943-1954) 3 0317 Corporal
Donahue, Ted, PFC, (1941-1945) 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Jackson, Arthur, PFC, (1942-1984) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Giles, Conrad M, PFC, (1942-1945) 3 0311 Private
Winkler, Edward Cicile, PFC, (1942-1945) 0311 Private 1st Class
England, Robert Haines, CWO3, (1922-1959) Warrant Officer
Doggett, Thomas Stanley, PFC, (1943-1945) Private 1st Class
Louth, Harold Lewis, PFC, (1942-1943) Private 1st Class
H&S Co
Koceja, Harry, Cpl, (1942-1944) Corporal
K Co
Kuntz, Charles Xavier, Cpl, (1942-1944) OF 653 Corporal
Allen, Samuel Johnson, PFC, (1942-1943) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Hayes, Howard Ralph, PFC, (1942-1943) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Kuld, Kenneth Vermund, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Susinka, Edward, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Vanjo, Stephen Thomas, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 745 Private 1st Class
Young, Harvey Joseph, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 060 Private 1st Class
Shell, Grandell David, PFC, (1942-1946) OF 745 Private
Terzi, Joseph Anthony, Capt, (1941-1944) 3 0302 Captain
Wilheit, Philip Arthur, Capt, (1937-1943) 3 0302 Captain
Cox, Joseph, Cpl, (1942-1945) 3 0300 Corporal
Deen, Braswell, Cpl, (1943-1945) 3 0311 Corporal
Harris, Richard Gilbert, PFC, (1940-1950) 3 0300 Private 1st Class
Hines, Cloyd, LtCol, (1942-1968) Lieutenant Colonel
Shaffer, Floyd Richard, Sgt, (1939-1943) Sergeant
Lloyd, Warren Clarence, Cpl, (1943-1944) Corporal
Petkovich, Mike Mark, Cpl, (1942-1943) Corporal
Dhieux, Alfred, PFC, (1942-1944) Private 1st Class
Fox, Fred, PFC, (1943-1945) Private 1st Class
L Co
Bartholomew, Arthur F. D, WO, (1927-1944) OF 585 First Sergeant
Steele, Ronald Leland, Cpl, (1941-1944) OF 737 Corporal
Schatz, James Leo, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Warner, Charles Marcellus, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 521 Private 1st Class
Colbentz, Fred, PFC 3 0311 Private 1st Class
Kohler, Paul, PFC, (1943-1944) 11 1100 Private 1st Class
Worrick, Albert, Sgt, (1942-1946) Sergeant
M Co
Evans, John William "Bill", PFC, (1941-1945) OF 604 Private 1st Class
Hennessy, Lawrence Keefer, Capt, (1940-1945) OF 1542 Second Lieutenant
Peto, George, Sgt, (1941-1945) OF 521 Sergeant
Abbott, Charles W, PFC, (1942-1944) OF 504 Private 1st Class
Triplett, Coy, FM1, (1941-1944) OF 803 Field Music 1st Class
Guba, John Joseph, Cpl, (1942-1944) OF 521 Private
Bahnsen, Ernest Frederick, PFC, (1942-1943) Private 1st Class
Rose, Lewis Elliott, Cpl, (1941-1945) Private 1st Class
Weapons Co
Adams, Frederick, GySgt, (1938-1944) 18 1814 Gunnery Sergeant
Shaw, Harry Junior, PFC, (1942-1944) 3 0331 Private 1st Class

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