- SURNAME
Burri
- FORENAME
Henry James
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (HQ Company)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
284933
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii Plot A Grave 66
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
born 25.06.1918
04.06.1940 entered service
son of Otto F. Burri, Route 1, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
KIA Gavutu, Tulagi Island, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43285840/henry-j-burriSERVICE HISTORY:
BURRI, Henry J, PFC SN: 284933
Born: 25 Jun 1918
Enlisted USMC: 04 Jun 1940 DHS, Chicago, IL (Home of Record: Rt. 1, Johnson Creek, WI)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Grave 662)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jun 1940 Pvt, CRD, 706 Court House Bldg, Chicago, IL “4Jun40; 4, Jdenl at DHS Chicago, Ill.; 4, To MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jun 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 7, Jdfr CRD, Chicago, Ill.”
Jul 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 2, qual ER; 10, To RR Det, BTrps, Post”
Rifle Range Detachment, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 10, Jdfr RDepDet, Post; 10-31, Student Coach”
Sep-Nov 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “Coach”
Dec 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-27, Coach; 28, to 2dMarBrig, FMF, Post”
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1940 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 28, jdfr RR Det, Base”
Jan 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “Msm.”
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-6, Fur.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Student parachutist”
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Under instn parachute riggers school”
H&S Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; Para Rig”
Aug 1942 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Born: 25 Jun 1918
Enlisted USMC: 04 Jun 1940 DHS, Chicago, IL (Home of Record: Rt. 1, Johnson Creek, WI)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Grave 662)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jun 1940 Pvt, CRD, 706 Court House Bldg, Chicago, IL “4Jun40; 4, Jdenl at DHS Chicago, Ill.; 4, To MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jun 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 7, Jdfr CRD, Chicago, Ill.”
Jul 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 2, qual ER; 10, To RR Det, BTrps, Post”
Rifle Range Detachment, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 10, Jdfr RDepDet, Post; 10-31, Student Coach”
Sep-Nov 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “Coach”
Dec 1940 Pvt, RR Det, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-27, Coach; 28, to 2dMarBrig, FMF, Post”
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1940 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Jun40; 28, jdfr RR Det, Base”
Jan 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “Msm.”
1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co”D”, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-6, Fur.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Student parachutist”
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Under instn parachute riggers school”
H&S Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; Para Rig”
Aug 1942 Cpl, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
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