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Casualty Info
Home Town Atlanta
Last Address 1805 Ponce De Leon Avenue, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
Casualty Date Sep 15, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Palau
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Fort William McKinley Cemetery - Taguig City, Manila, Philippines
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.
