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Casualty Info
Home Town Buhl
Last Address Route 1, Buhl, Alabama
Casualty Date Feb 01, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Marshall Islands
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Williamson Cemetery - Northport, Alabama
Eastern Mandates Campaign (1944)/Operation Flintlock/Battle of Roi-Namur Island
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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.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories From 31 Jan-01 Feb, 1944, PFC PATE participated in operations against Imperial Japanese Forces on the island of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein toll, Marshall Islands. He was Killed in Action, 01 Feb 1944.
