Ahern, Robert John, PFC

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Private 1st Class

Last MOS
746-Automatic Rifleman (BAR)

Last MOSGroup
WWII SSN/MOS

Primary Unit
1942-1943, 746, A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7)

Service Years
1942 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Massachusetts

Year of Birth
1922

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Casualty Info

Home Town Springfield	Last Address 91 Abbe Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts

Casualty Date Jan 21, 1943
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Solomon Islands	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Saint Michael's Cemetery - Springfield, Massachusetts	Wall/Plot Coordinates Lot 292, Grave 4
Military Service Number 337 069

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, World War II Fallen

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Combat Action Ribbon - 1942

Name of Award
Combat Action Ribbon

Year Awarded
1942

This ribbon will display Multiple Award devices automatically based on the total number of awards listed.

Details Behind Award

Combat Action Ribbon Eligibility for the Navy version (Navy-Marine Corps 1969, retroactive from December 7, 1941). Specifically; Dec. 7, 1941 to Apr. 14, 1946 (World War II) an award of only once per period.

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