- SURNAME
Cunha
- FORENAME
Milton Thomas
- UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (Company I)
- RANK
1st Lieutenant
- NUMBER
10713
- DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 774
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 23.08.1919, Gustine, California, USA
06.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Frances Cunha, Gustine, California
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
09-Dec-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3565430/milton-t-cunhaSERVICE HISTORY:
CUNHA, Milton T., 1stLt 1542 SN: O10713
Born: 23 Aug 1919 Gustine, Merced, California
Enlisted USMCR: Jun 1942 (Home of Record: 2904 Lindon Avenue, Oakland, Alameda, California)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (Section B, Grave 774)
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Apr 1942 Ens, NROTC, Univ of Calif., Berkeley, CA "Class III(c) USNR"
1st Battalion, Company A, Reserve Officers Class, Marine Corps Schools, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1942 2ndLt, 1stBn, Co A, ROC, MCS, MB, Quantico, VA "1-31, Act d under instn"
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 2ndLt, Co A, ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "1-18, stud para; 19, desig Para; 19-24, para; 24, to 3rdParaBn, 3rdMarDiv, FMF, MB, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 3rd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 2ndLt, Co A, 3rdParaBn, DivSplTrs, 3rdMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24, jdfr ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; Co O; Para"
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 2ndLt, Co A, 3rdParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 1 only & 9-31, ExecO & CensorO; 2-8, leave"
Company I, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontouta, N.C.) "Para; ExecO & CensorO"
Jul 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontouta, N.C.) "Para; 1-27, CoExecO & CoCensorO; BnAthletic & MoraleO; 28-31, temp det d, Guadalcanal, B.S.I., conn rubber boat trng"
Oct 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella LaVella, B.S.I.) "Para; CoO; CoCensorO; Min body of 3dParaBn; 13, Emb on bd LST V-11-E, LST V-11-C & LST V-11-D at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. & sailed therefrom; 14, Arr & disemb at Vella LaVella, B.S.I."
Dec 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "Para; CoO; CoCensorO; 9, Killed in Action
Born: 23 Aug 1919 Gustine, Merced, California
Enlisted USMCR: Jun 1942 (Home of Record: 2904 Lindon Avenue, Oakland, Alameda, California)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (Section B, Grave 774)
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Apr 1942 Ens, NROTC, Univ of Calif., Berkeley, CA "Class III(c) USNR"
1st Battalion, Company A, Reserve Officers Class, Marine Corps Schools, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1942 2ndLt, 1stBn, Co A, ROC, MCS, MB, Quantico, VA "1-31, Act d under instn"
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 2ndLt, Co A, ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "1-18, stud para; 19, desig Para; 19-24, para; 24, to 3rdParaBn, 3rdMarDiv, FMF, MB, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 3rd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 2ndLt, Co A, 3rdParaBn, DivSplTrs, 3rdMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24, jdfr ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; Co O; Para"
Company A, 3rd Parachute Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 2ndLt, Co A, 3rdParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 1 only & 9-31, ExecO & CensorO; 2-8, leave"
Company I, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontouta, N.C.) "Para; ExecO & CensorO"
Jul 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tontouta, N.C.) "Para; 1-27, CoExecO & CoCensorO; BnAthletic & MoraleO; 28-31, temp det d, Guadalcanal, B.S.I., conn rubber boat trng"
Oct 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella LaVella, B.S.I.) "Para; CoO; CoCensorO; Min body of 3dParaBn; 13, Emb on bd LST V-11-E, LST V-11-C & LST V-11-D at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. & sailed therefrom; 14, Arr & disemb at Vella LaVella, B.S.I."
Dec 1943 1stLt, Co I, 3rdParaBn, 1stParaRegt, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "Para; CoO; CoCensorO; 9, Killed in Action
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