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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.
Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Cape Gloucester
From Month/Year
December / 1943
To Month/Year
April / 1944
Description The Battle of Cape Gloucester (26 December 1943 - 22 April 1944) was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April 1944, on the island of New Britain, part of the Territory of New Guinea.
The battle was a major part of Operation Cartwheel, the main Allied strategy in the South West Pacific Area and Pacific Ocean Areas during 1943–44, and it was the second World War II landing of the U.S. 1st Marine Division, after Guadalcanal.