- SURNAME
Gallaher
- FORENAME
Winston Curtis
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company E,2 Bn)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
267548
- DATE OF DEATH
2nd November 1943
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Plot F Row 8 Grave 56
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from The Dalles, Oregon
born 25.05.1919, Wasco County, Oregon, USA
father Blake L. Gallaher (1886-1964)
mother Lorna I. (nee Curtis) Gallaher (1885-1979)
01.09.1938 entered service
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Blake L. Gallaher, Route 4, The Dalles, Oregon
date of death 3.11.1944 (cemetery - error)
KIA Choiseul, Solomon Islands
Dufur Community Cemetery, Dufur, Oregon, USA (Memorial)
DATE OF DEATH:
02-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56788239/winston-c-gallaherSERVICE HISTORY:
GALLAHER, Winston C., Cpl, 521/653 SN: 267548
Born: 25 May 1919 Oregon
Enlisted USMC: 01 Sep 1938 (Home of Record: Rt. 4, The Dalles, Oregon)
Died: 02 Nov 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section F, Row 8, Grave 56)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Sep 1938 Pvt, HQ, WRD, San Francisco, CA “1Sep38; 1, App & jdenl at RS Portland, Ore. & tr to RD MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Sep 1938 Pvt, RDep Det, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 3, Jd fr WRD, Portland, Ore.”
Oct 1938 Pvt, RDep Det, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “22, to Sea School, Post”
Sea School Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct-Nov 1938 Pvt, SeaSchDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 22Oct, Jd fr RDep Det, Post; 8Nov, to MD USS CHICAGO”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. CHICAGO (CA-29)
Nov 1938 to Aug 1939, see full Service Summary in "Other News, Pictures and Events" section
Sep 1939 Pvt, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, Long Beach, CA; San Pedro, CA “26-31Aug, 1-9Sep, temp d RR, La Jolla, Calif.; 8Sep, qual Mks; ”
Nov-Dec 1939 PFC, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, Long Beach, CA “11Nov, pro(SA); 18-31Dec, fur.”
Jan-May 1940 PFC, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, San Pedro, CA; Long Beach, CA; Pearl Harbor, T.H. “31May, to MD, USS HOUSTON”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. HOUSTON (CA-30)
Jun-Jul 1940 PFC, MARDET, USS HOUSTON, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, T.H. “21Jun, PFC(SA), chgd to PFC(TA)”
Aug 1940 PFC, MARDET, USS HOUSTON, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA “30, to MD, Chicago, NYd, Mare Island, Calif.”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. CHICAGO (CA-29)
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, USS CHICAGO, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H. “16DEc, by S/Rs to MCB, San Diego, CA; 16 emb and 17 sailed fr NYd, Pearl Harbor , T.H. via USS DETROIT, enroute fur to US”
Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan-Jul 1941 PFC, Co C, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 2Jul, to MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. (for assign to Parachute Troop trng sch) Ext enl exec for 1 yr”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”1Sep38; 8, jdfr Co C, 1stBn, 8thMar, SMD, FMF, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 8,assgd parachute det; 8-31, member parachute det under instn, 21, rated spl lcl parachutist by CO, auth MGC ltr 1515/7-325 AV wrk, dated 16Jul41”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego
Oct 1941-Jul 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “Para; 30-31, fur.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “Para; 16, to HqCo, 2dParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, In the Field”
Jan 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “1Sep38; Para; 16, jdfr Co B, 2dParaBn, 1stMAC, In the Field”
2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, Solomon Is.)”Para”
Nov 1943 Cpl, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.)
Born: 25 May 1919 Oregon
Enlisted USMC: 01 Sep 1938 (Home of Record: Rt. 4, The Dalles, Oregon)
Died: 02 Nov 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section F, Row 8, Grave 56)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Sep 1938 Pvt, HQ, WRD, San Francisco, CA “1Sep38; 1, App & jdenl at RS Portland, Ore. & tr to RD MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Sep 1938 Pvt, RDep Det, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 3, Jd fr WRD, Portland, Ore.”
Oct 1938 Pvt, RDep Det, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “22, to Sea School, Post”
Sea School Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct-Nov 1938 Pvt, SeaSchDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 22Oct, Jd fr RDep Det, Post; 8Nov, to MD USS CHICAGO”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. CHICAGO (CA-29)
Nov 1938 to Aug 1939, see full Service Summary in "Other News, Pictures and Events" section
Sep 1939 Pvt, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, Long Beach, CA; San Pedro, CA “26-31Aug, 1-9Sep, temp d RR, La Jolla, Calif.; 8Sep, qual Mks; ”
Nov-Dec 1939 PFC, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, Long Beach, CA “11Nov, pro(SA); 18-31Dec, fur.”
Jan-May 1940 PFC, MarDet, USS CHICAGO, San Pedro, CA; Long Beach, CA; Pearl Harbor, T.H. “31May, to MD, USS HOUSTON”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. HOUSTON (CA-30)
Jun-Jul 1940 PFC, MARDET, USS HOUSTON, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, T.H. “21Jun, PFC(SA), chgd to PFC(TA)”
Aug 1940 PFC, MARDET, USS HOUSTON, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA “30, to MD, Chicago, NYd, Mare Island, Calif.”
Marine Detachment, U.S.S. CHICAGO (CA-29)
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, USS CHICAGO, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H. “16DEc, by S/Rs to MCB, San Diego, CA; 16 emb and 17 sailed fr NYd, Pearl Harbor , T.H. via USS DETROIT, enroute fur to US”
Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan-Jul 1941 PFC, Co C, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “1Sep38; 2Jul, to MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. (for assign to Parachute Troop trng sch) Ext enl exec for 1 yr”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”1Sep38; 8, jdfr Co C, 1stBn, 8thMar, SMD, FMF, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 8,assgd parachute det; 8-31, member parachute det under instn, 21, rated spl lcl parachutist by CO, auth MGC ltr 1515/7-325 AV wrk, dated 16Jul41”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego
Oct 1941-Jul 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “Para; 30-31, fur.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “Para; 16, to HqCo, 2dParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, In the Field”
Jan 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, Corps Trs, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “1Sep38; Para; 16, jdfr Co B, 2dParaBn, 1stMAC, In the Field”
2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 Cpl, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, Solomon Is.)”Para”
Nov 1943 Cpl, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.)
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