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Marine CWO2 Harold Stauff.
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Contact Info
Home Town So. Attleboro, MA
Last Address California
Date of Passing Jun 12, 1974
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Camping with family in the mountains in California when struck down with a heart attack. No medical assistance was available in the area.
Other Comments:
Survived many WWII battles in the Pacific Islands and contracting malaria.
Participated in combat in the Korean War.
Retired as a Proud Marine with 20 years in the Corps.
Battle of Tulagi (including First Savo) /Tulagi Island landing
From Month/Year
August / 1942
To Month/Year
August / 1942
Description The Japanese occupied Tulagi on May 3, 1942, with the intention of setting up a seaplane base nearby (see Japanese Tulagi landing). The ships in Tulagi harbor were raided by planes from USS Yorktown the following day in a prelude to the Battle of the Coral Sea.
U.S. forces, primarily the 1st Marine Raiders, landed on August 7 and captured Tulagi as part of Operation Watchtower after a day of hard fighting.
After its capture by Naval and Marine forces, the island hosted a fleet of PT boats for a year which included John F. Kennedy's PT-109, as well as other ancillary facilities.
A small 20-bed dispensary was operated on Tulagi until its closure in 1946. The island also formed part of Purvis Bay, which hosted many U.S. Navy ships during 1942 and 1943.
