Lorenz, Henry, PFC

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Final Rank
Private 1st Class
Last MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1943-1943, 0311, A Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (1/2)
Service Years
1943 - 1943
Private 1st Class

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Gary
Last Address
2328 Fillmore Street, Gary, Indiana
Casualty Date
Nov 20, 1943
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Kiribati
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section A, Row 0, Grave 308

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National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA)World War II Fallen
  1943, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
  2016, World War II Fallen

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Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Battle of Tarawa
From Month/Year
November / 1943
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November / 1943

Description
The Battle of Tarawa (US code name Operation Galvanic) was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, located in what is now the nation of Kiribati. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio.

The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings met little or no initial resistance, but this time the 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The US had suffered similar casualties in other campaigns, for example over the six months of the Guadalcanal Campaign, but in this case the losses were incurred within the space of 76 hours.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1943
To Month/Year
November / 1943
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

3rd Battalion, 8th Marines (3/8)

2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (2/6)

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines (3/6)

10th Marine Regiment

3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines (3/2)

1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (1/2)

E Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2)

Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152)

2nd Marine Division

1st Battalion, 10th Marines (1/10)

2nd Engineer Battalion

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Essex (CVA-9)

3rd Battalion, 10th Marines (3/10)

Marine Detachment (MARDET) USS Lexington (CV-16)

1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6)

 
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