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Marine PFC George Balmer.
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Contact Info
Last Address 1527 Euterpe St. New Orleans, LA
MIA Date Mar 04, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Japan
Location of Memorial Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Service numberĀ 331237
The 3rd Tank Battalion was formed during World War II on 16 September 1942. Arriving on the island on 20 February 1945, the battalion played an important role in the capture of Iwo Jima. PFC Balmer was killed on March 4, 1945.
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.