PARAMARINES O'Neil, Milton Edward, Jr.

Craig Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
O'Neil
  • FORENAME
Milton Edward, Jr.
  • UNIT
2nd Parachute Battalion (Company F)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
498159
  • DATE OF DEATH
5th November 1943
  • AGE
21
  • GRAVESITE
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Section B, Grave 122
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.03.1922, Detroit, Michigan, USA
employed by Chrysler Tank Arsenal
30.06.1942 draft card Royal Oak, Michigan
20.11.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Ursula G. St. Germain, 3116 Warwick Road, Royal Oak, Michigan
DOW Choiseul, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

05-Nov-1943

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8089012/milton-e-o'neil

SERVICE HISTORY:

O’NEIL, Milton E, Jr, PFC SN: 498159
Born: 27 Mar 1922
Enlisted USMCR: 20 Nov 1942 Michigan (Home of Record: 3116 Warwick Road, Royal Oak, Michigan)
Died: 05 Nov 1943 (DOW, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (Section B, Grave 122)

5th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov 1942 Pvt, 5th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 5th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “13, tr by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to Para Trng Sch, Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif.”

Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”13, jdfr 5th RecBn, RDep, MCB, Post; 18, desig studpara; 18-31, studpara ”

Company F, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, Solomon Is.)”30, WIA, GSW, left shoulder”
Nov 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1st MarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.) “5, DOW
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