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Marine PFC Armand Gerard Alessandrini.
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Casualty Info
Home Town New Milford
Last Address 238 EAGLE AVE New Milford, NJ
Casualty Date Mar 08, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Saint Andrew's Cemetery - River Vale, New Jersey
Eastern Mandates Campaign (1944)/Operation Flintlock/Battle of Roi-Namur Island
From Month/Year
February / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1944
Description Japan took over in 1914 and colonised the Marshalls extensively, developing and fortifying large bases on many of the islands. Roi-Namur was the target of the U.S. 4th Marine Division in the Battle of Kwajalein, in February 1944. During the Japanese occupation, the two islands were connected by a narrow neck of land and causeway. After the American occupation, US Navy SeaBees filled the area between the islands by December 1944; the two islands are now joined are presently called Roi-Namur with a total area of about one square mile.