- SURNAME
Farrell
- FORENAME
Clyde Rothwell
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company B)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
254125
- DATE OF DEATH
14th September 1942
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Los Angeles, California
born 25.12.1917 Denton, Denton County, Texas, USA
son of Rothwell Reynolds (1880-1960) and Lee Lay (nee Morland) Farrell
04.08.1936 entered service
husband of Doris Marie (nee Kempf) Farrell Stewart (1924-2001), 1508 South Duncan Avenue, Los Angeles, California
married 24.4.1942 in New Bern, North Carolina
KIA Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59395421/clyde-rothwell-farrellSERVICE HISTORY:
FARRELL, Clyde R, Cpl SN: 254125
Born: XX Xxx 1917 Denton, Texas
Enlisted USMC: 04 Aug 1936 RS, Los Angeles, CA (Home of Record: 1508 S. Duncan Avenue, Los Angeles, CA)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA (Los Angeles County)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Aug 1936 Pvt, Hq, WRD, San Francisco, CA “4Aug36; Acc & enl at DHS Los Angeles, Ca.; 4, to MCB, San Diego, Ca.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 4, Jdfr WRD, Los Angeles, Calif.; 4-31, RI”
Sep 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “RI”
Oct 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 3, to Sea&FM Sch, Post”
Sea & Field Music Schools, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1936 Pvt, Sea&FMSch, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 3, jdfr RDDet, Post; 21, to MD, USS NEVADA via USS CHAUMONT””
Marine Detachment, USS NEVADA, Pacific Fleet
Oct 1936 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “4Aug36; 22, jdfr Sea&FM Schools, RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif. via USS CHAUMONT; 21 emb & 22 sailed on board USS CHAUMONT fr San Diego, Calif., 22, arr San Pedro, Calif.
Nov-Dec 1936 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “21-27Dec,on fur.”
Jan 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “3-15, Spl temp d at RR MCB NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP; 16-31, Msm.; 31, Spl temp d at RR MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP”
Feb 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “1-12, Spl temp d at RR MCB NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP ; 14-28, Msm.”
Mar-Apr 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, At Sea
May-Jun 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Francisco, CA
Jul-Oct 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “18-26Sep, Spl temp d member of Drill Team at Western Washington Fair, Puyallup, Wash.”
Nov-Dec 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, At Sea
Jan-Apr 1938 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “18-25Feb, on fur.”
May 1938 PFC, MD, USS NEVADA, Santa Barbara, CA “21, pro to PFC fr Pvt(SA)”
Jun-Sep 1938 PFC, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “1Aug, SS Badge recvd”
Oct 1938 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Francisco, CA “4Aug36; 23, red to Pvt fr PFC(SA); 23, to MB, PSNY, Bremerton, Wash. By S/Rs on fur.”
Guard Company #1, Marine Barracks, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
Oct 1938 Pvt, GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “4Aug36; 27, jdby S/Rs fr MD USS NEVADA; 27-31, on fur.”
Nov 1938 Pvt, GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “1-13, on fur.; 14, jd in person; 15, to MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton”
Marine Detachment, Receiving Station, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
Nov-Dec 1938 Pvt, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “4Aug36; 15Nov, Jdfr GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, Wash.”
Jan-Apr 1939 Pvt, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA
May-Dec 1939, PFC, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “Prison Guard; 12May, pro.; 1Jun, qual MM; 3-17Nov, on fur.”
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “10Feb, To FMF, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 10 emb & 12 sailed fr this NYd, via USS IDAHO”
Headquarters Company, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1940 PFC, HqCo, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “19, jdfr MD, RecSta, PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash.”
Mar 1940 PFC, HqCo, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr-Jun 1940 PFC, Co H, 2dBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 1Apr, jdfr HqCo, 6thMar,SMB, Base; 14Jun, qual SS;
Jul 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 24, pro. temp W”
Aug 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 3, exp of enl, char Exc, awd GCMed; 4Aug40, Jdreenl; reap Cpl temp W; 5-31, fur.”
Sep-Dec 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “6, to 2nd AA MG Btry, 2nd MarBrig, FMF, Base”
2nd Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battery, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Cpl, 2nd AA MG Btry, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Cpl, 2ndSplWpnsBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “30, to MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ for assignment to parachute troop training.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Aug 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”4Aug40; 1, jdfr 2ndSplWpnsBn, SMD, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands) “Para”
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
Born: XX Xxx 1917 Denton, Texas
Enlisted USMC: 04 Aug 1936 RS, Los Angeles, CA (Home of Record: 1508 S. Duncan Avenue, Los Angeles, CA)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA (Los Angeles County)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Aug 1936 Pvt, Hq, WRD, San Francisco, CA “4Aug36; Acc & enl at DHS Los Angeles, Ca.; 4, to MCB, San Diego, Ca.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 4, Jdfr WRD, Los Angeles, Calif.; 4-31, RI”
Sep 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “RI”
Oct 1936 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 3, to Sea&FM Sch, Post”
Sea & Field Music Schools, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1936 Pvt, Sea&FMSch, RD, BT, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 3, jdfr RDDet, Post; 21, to MD, USS NEVADA via USS CHAUMONT””
Marine Detachment, USS NEVADA, Pacific Fleet
Oct 1936 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “4Aug36; 22, jdfr Sea&FM Schools, RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif. via USS CHAUMONT; 21 emb & 22 sailed on board USS CHAUMONT fr San Diego, Calif., 22, arr San Pedro, Calif.
Nov-Dec 1936 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “21-27Dec,on fur.”
Jan 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “3-15, Spl temp d at RR MCB NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP; 16-31, Msm.; 31, Spl temp d at RR MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP”
Feb 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “1-12, Spl temp d at RR MCB NOB, San Diego, Calif., firing annual SATP ; 14-28, Msm.”
Mar-Apr 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, At Sea
May-Jun 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Francisco, CA
Jul-Oct 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “18-26Sep, Spl temp d member of Drill Team at Western Washington Fair, Puyallup, Wash.”
Nov-Dec 1937 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, At Sea
Jan-Apr 1938 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “18-25Feb, on fur.”
May 1938 PFC, MD, USS NEVADA, Santa Barbara, CA “21, pro to PFC fr Pvt(SA)”
Jun-Sep 1938 PFC, MD, USS NEVADA, San Pedro, CA “1Aug, SS Badge recvd”
Oct 1938 Pvt, MD, USS NEVADA, San Francisco, CA “4Aug36; 23, red to Pvt fr PFC(SA); 23, to MB, PSNY, Bremerton, Wash. By S/Rs on fur.”
Guard Company #1, Marine Barracks, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
Oct 1938 Pvt, GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “4Aug36; 27, jdby S/Rs fr MD USS NEVADA; 27-31, on fur.”
Nov 1938 Pvt, GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “1-13, on fur.; 14, jd in person; 15, to MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton”
Marine Detachment, Receiving Station, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA
Nov-Dec 1938 Pvt, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “4Aug36; 15Nov, Jdfr GdCo#1, MB, PSNY, Bremerton, Wash.”
Jan-Apr 1939 Pvt, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA
May-Dec 1939, PFC, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “Prison Guard; 12May, pro.; 1Jun, qual MM; 3-17Nov, on fur.”
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, MD, RecSta, PSNY, Bremerton, WA “10Feb, To FMF, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 10 emb & 12 sailed fr this NYd, via USS IDAHO”
Headquarters Company, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1940 PFC, HqCo, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “19, jdfr MD, RecSta, PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash.”
Mar 1940 PFC, HqCo, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company H, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr-Jun 1940 PFC, Co H, 2dBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 1Apr, jdfr HqCo, 6thMar,SMB, Base; 14Jun, qual SS;
Jul 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 24, pro. temp W”
Aug 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “4Aug36; 3, exp of enl, char Exc, awd GCMed; 4Aug40, Jdreenl; reap Cpl temp W; 5-31, fur.”
Sep-Dec 1940 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 Cpl, Co H, 2ndBn, 8thMar, SMB, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “6, to 2nd AA MG Btry, 2nd MarBrig, FMF, Base”
2nd Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battery, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 Cpl, 2nd AA MG Btry, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1941 Cpl, 2ndSplWpnsBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “30, to MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ for assignment to parachute troop training.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Aug 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”4Aug40; 1, jdfr 2ndSplWpnsBn, SMD, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands) “Para”
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
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