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Casualty Info
Home Town Flint
Last Address 218 Lyon Street, Flint, Michigan
Casualty Date Jun 20, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Unknown, Not Reported
Location Okinawa
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery (VA) - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section C, Block 25, Site 14422
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Details Behind Award
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to the FIRST MARINE DIVISION
For service as follows: Under command of Major General Alexander A. Vandergrift, USMC Citation: "The officers and enlisted men of the First Marine Division, Reinforced, from August 7 to December 9, 1942, demonstrated outstanding gallantry and determination in successfully executing forced landings assaults against a number of strongly defended Japanese positions on Tulagi, Gavutu, Tanambogo, Florida and Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, completely routing all the enemy forces and seizing a most valuable base and airfield within the enemy zone of operations in the South Pacific Ocean. During the above period this Reinforced Division not only held their important strategic positions despite determined and repeated Japanese naval, air and land attacks, but by a series of offensive operations against strong enemy resistance drove the Japanese from the proximity of the airfield and inflicted great losses on them by land and air attacks. The courage and determination displayed in these operations were of an inspiring order." For the President, Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy
