PARAMARINES Bresinger, Joseph George

Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Bresinger
  • FORENAME
Joseph George
  • UNIT
1st Marine Parachute Battalion (Company B)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
293452
  • DATE OF DEATH
8th August 1942
  • AGE
22
  • GRAVESITE
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Plot E-386
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 28.01.1920, Illinois, USA
30.08.1940 entered service
DOW Gavutu
 

DATE OF DEATH:

08-Aug-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2884579/joseph-george-bresinger

SERVICE HISTORY:

BRESINGER, Joseph G, PFC SN: 293452
Born: 28 Jan 1920 Illinois
Enlisted USMC: 30 Aug 1940 DHS, Chicago, IL (Home of Record: 1431 Willor Street, Chicago, IL)
Died: 08 Aug 1942 (DOW, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL (Section E, Grave 386)

Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Aug 1940 Pvt, CRD, 706 US Court House Bldg, Chicago, IL “30Aug40; Jdenl at DHS CRD Chicago, Ill.; 30, To RD, MCB, San Diego, CA”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Sep 1940 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “30Aug40; 2, Jdfr CRD, Chicago, Ill.”
Oct 1940 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “30Aug40”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “Msm.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “30Aug40; 3, To MB, NAS, San Diego, Calif.”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA
Dec 1940 Pvt, MB, NAS, San Diego, CA “30Aug40; 3, jdfr 2rd RecBn, CasPlt, RDep, Post”
Jan-Jun 1941 Pvt, MB, NAS, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, MB, NAS, San Diego, CA “30Aug40; 31, To MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Aug-Sep 1941 Pvt, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.” assigned to parachute det; member parachute det under instn”

B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Jan 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”1-3, on fur.; Para”
Apr 1942 Cpl, H&S Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
First to Fight
By Victor H. Krulak
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