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Casualty Info
Home Town Belleville
Last Address 11 S. 1st Street, Belleville, Illinois
Casualty Date Oct 30, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Solomon Islands
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (VA) - St. Louis, Missouri
Northern Solomon Islands Campaign (1943-44)/Battle of Vella Lavella
From Month/Year
August / 1943
To Month/Year
October / 1943
Description The Battle of Vella Lavella was fought from 15 August – 9 October 1943 between Japan and the Allied forces from New Zealand and the United States. Vella Lavella is an island located in the Solomon Islands that had been occupied by Japanese forces. The Allies successfully recaptured the island. Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella was later the homebase of VMF-214 "Blacksheep" and its CO Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington.
