- SURNAME
Dozier
- FORENAME
Robert Henri
- UNIT
3rd Parachute Battalion (Company L)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
306236
- DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 12.11.1918, Houston, Texas, USA
employed by Gulf Oil Corp.
16.10.1940 draft card Houston, Texas
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Ruth S. Appel, 1124 Omar Avenue, Houston, Texas
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
09-Dec-1943SERVICE HISTORY:
DOZIER, Robert H., Sgt 521/745/653/651 SN: 306236
Born: XX Xxx 1919
Enlisted USMCR: 14 Mar 1941 (Home of Record: 1124 Omar Avenue, Houston, Texas)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I.: (Section , Site )
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Pvt, 2nd RecBn, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, 2nd RecBn, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “3, to MBNY, Mare Island, Calif.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, BksDet, MBNY, Mare Island, CA “14Mar41; 4, jdfr 2dRBn, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Oct 1941 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, Mare Island, CA “17, pro.; 23-31, duty at Hunter’s Point”
Marine Barracks, US Naval Dry Dock, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “Det Clerk”
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “Det d at Naval Radio Receiving Sta., S. San Francisco, Calif.”
Jul 1942 Cpl, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “15, pro temp appt”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 1-23, stud para; 24, desig para; 24-31, para”
C Company, 3rd Parachute Battalion, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, C Co, 3rdParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “14Mar41; Para”
3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Jul 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 5, fr Sgt(OW) to Sgt(line)(temp).”
Oct 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; Main body of 3d ParaBn; 13, emb on board LST V-11-E at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefr; 14, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, B.S.I.”
Dec 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 4, arr & disemb, Cape Torokina, Bougainville, B.S.I.; 9, KIA
Born: XX Xxx 1919
Enlisted USMCR: 14 Mar 1941 (Home of Record: 1124 Omar Avenue, Houston, Texas)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I.: (Section , Site )
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Pvt, 2nd RecBn, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, 2nd RecBn, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “3, to MBNY, Mare Island, Calif.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Jul 1941 Pvt, BksDet, MBNY, Mare Island, CA “14Mar41; 4, jdfr 2dRBn, RDep, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Oct 1941 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, Mare Island, CA “17, pro.; 23-31, duty at Hunter’s Point”
Marine Barracks, US Naval Dry Dock, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “Det Clerk”
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “Det d at Naval Radio Receiving Sta., S. San Francisco, Calif.”
Jul 1942 Cpl, MB, USN DD, Hunter’s Point, San Francisco, CA “15, pro temp appt”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 1-23, stud para; 24, desig para; 24-31, para”
C Company, 3rd Parachute Battalion, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, C Co, 3rdParaBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “14Mar41; Para”
3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Jul 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 5, fr Sgt(OW) to Sgt(line)(temp).”
Oct 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; Main body of 3d ParaBn; 13, emb on board LST V-11-E at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefr; 14, arr & disemb at Vella Lavella, B.S.I.”
Dec 1943 Sgt, L Co, 3rdParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 4, arr & disemb, Cape Torokina, Bougainville, B.S.I.; 9, KIA
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