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Casualty Info
Home Town Geneva
Last Address Geneva, Nebraska
Casualty Date Mar 07, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Base, Station or City Comany E & H, 2nd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment
State/Country Solomon Islands
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2nd Raider Bn Details
The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct special amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raiders Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion are said to be the first United States special operations forces to form and see combat in World War II.
Commanding Officers
LtCol Evans Carlson (February 1942 - March 1943)
LtCol Alan Shapley (March - August 1943)
LtCol Joseph P. McCaffery (September - November 1943)
Maj Richard T. Washburn (November 1943 - January 1944)
Other Memories Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA Apr 1942 Sgt, Co E, 2ndMarRdrBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “19May39; 16, jdfr Co M, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2dMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA” Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps Jul 1942 Sgt, Co E, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC “1-3, temp d in accordance with instruction fr CinCPac in Midway Islands Area, Pac; 4, arr & disem fr USS MC KEAN in Pearl Harbor, T.H.; 4-31, Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H.” Oct 1942 Sgt, Co E, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) “1-31, at Camp Gung-Ho” Jan 1943 Sgt, Co E, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) Company H, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment Apr 1943 Sgt Co H, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) Jul 1943 Sgt, Co H, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Noumea, New Caledonia) Company H, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional) Oct 1943 Sgt, Co H, 2ndMarRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV) (Noumea, New Caledonia & Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands) Company H, 2nd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, San Diego Area Jan 1944 Sgt, Co H, 2ndRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) “26, to CG, FMF, San Diego Area”
