1942
21st March
CAIN, Henry Booth, Jr., 5097, 1stMarRdrBn, died Quantico
26th June
TOLAND, Daniel Robert, 268268, 1stMarRdrBn, died Samoan Islands, accidental death
7th August
The 1st Raider Battalion landed unopposed at Blue Beach on the western shore of Tulagi Island followed by the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines. Colonel Merritt Edson, commanding the 1st Raider Battalion, launched a coordinated attack to the southeast but stopped at a heavily fortified ravine in the forward slope of Hill 281.
BARCOMB, Charles Joseph, 337135, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BARR, Woodrow Wilson, 355620, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BOWERS, Kenneth Stewart, 359034, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BRADLEY, Marion Eugene, 344024, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
CARPELLOTTI, Louis Joseph, 294497, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
FAIRBANKS, Benjamin Warren, 332392, HqCo, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GIFFELS, Gordon Joseph, 267534, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GYATT, Edward Earl, 354241, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HAMPTON, Arthur David, 293337, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HANSEN, Evan Julian, 294279, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HINKLE, Fred Lawrence, 268225, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HUBER, Frank, 388914, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
KEY, Eugene Morland, 7597, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LEHMAN, Clifford Allan, 337123, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LOVIN, Louis Arthur, 343895, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LUKE, Alexander Joseph, 243381, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Claude William, 282424, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
NICKEL, Thomas Frederik, 367233, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
PAINE, Robert Ignatius, 354984, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
RENYE, Buckley William, 280262, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
ROZGA, Walter Joseph, 297533, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
SPEICHER, Elmer Lawrence, 286453, CoH, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
STRANDVOLD, William Andrew, 351795, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
TROWBRIDGE, George Willard, Jr., 337134, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
The 1st Parachute Battalion landed on the northeast coast of Gavutu and advanced toward Gavutu's high ground. The 2d Marines, sent to reinforce the Gavutu-Tanambogo operation, met heavy resistance on the east shore of Tanambogo and withdrew
BRAY, Raymond Leon, 295600, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BRZUCHALSKI, Leo Michael, 260785, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BURDO, Ronald Allen, 295986, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BURRI, Henry Jaems, 284933, HQ, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
CAMPBELL, Alan Marion, 237679, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
CRUMPLER, Lawton, Jr, 285963, CoC, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
DE MATTEIS, Crescenzo Pasquale, 279635, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
DRISCOLL, Thomas Patrick, 267552, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
FONDREN, Jake Duff, 303202, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
GAGNON, Leo Morris, 281567, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
GRADY, George Francis, 268414, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HENNESSY, James Francis, 252907, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HIRSHBERG, Sidney, 298300, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HUERTH, Richard Joyce, 5511, CoC, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
JENSEN, Clayton Stanley, 285663, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
JOHNS, Harold Edward, 272773, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KACHINSY, Roland Fredrick, 256111, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KENNEDY, Anthony Leo, 291697, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KISER, Walter Willard, 10987, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
MARTIN, Emory Domingos, 269924, CoD, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
MASON, Emerson Everett, Jr., 6006, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
PUMROY, Howard Damas, 248031, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
SANTIAGO, Frank Garcia, 297374, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
WALTON, Merritt Cecil, 259041, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
WESTBROOK, Leroy, 251026, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
YOUNG, Walter Xavier, 7873, 1stParaBn, believe Solomon Is, killed in action (mc)
8th August 1942
Elements of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, on Tulagi moved to the southeast to assist the 1st Raider Battalion in the sweep of that part of the island, resulting in the end of organized opposition on Tulagi
AHRENS, Edward Henry, 358161, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
BRESINGER, Joseph George, 293452, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
FOX, Myles Crosby, 6945, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
GILLIGAN, John Joseph, Jr, 351523, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
NEE, Michael Francis, 354658, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
WALSH, Patrick Joseph, 372925, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
9th August
1stMarDiv
ALLAN, John Wesley, 351774, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
BUTTS, Leonard James, 349306, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
ELLISON, Clyde Wheeler, 263257, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
FLANAGAN, Andrew Eugene, 370538, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
MCCULLOCH, Noble, 284414, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
STOSILAVAGE, George Thomas, 271894, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
WILLIAMSON, Donald Robert Roy, 290531, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
10th August
1stMarDiv
CLARKE, Jack Ted, 359091, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
JOHNSON, George Alfred, 368979, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MARTINO, Joseph Thomas, 351182, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
CHURCH, Thomas Edward, 354597, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
17th August
GILBERT ISLANDS: About 200 Marines from Companies A and B of the 2d Raider Battalion were landed on Makin Atoll; they were partially successful in attempts to destroy Japanese installations, gather intelligence data, and divert attention from the action on Guadalcanal
2ndMarRdrBn
ALLARD, Robert Vincent, Sgt, 262210, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
BEECHER, James William, Cpl, 299268, CoB, 2ndRdrBn, killed in combat (fg)
CASTLE, Vernon Leroy, FM1c, 307868, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
COOK, Dallas Harry, Sgt, 291466, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
DAVIS, Richard Ellsworth, Pfc, 334063, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
EARLES, I B, Cpl, 293609, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GALLAGHER, William Albert, Pfc, 307593, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GASTON, Daniel Albert, Cpl, 340727, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GIFFORD, Joseph N., Cpl, 213498, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
HICKS, Ashley Warren, Pfc, 345385, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HOLTOM, Gerald Price, Capt, 7549, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
JOHNSON, Harris Jonathan, Cpl, 334067, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
KERNS, John Irvin, Pvt, 348233, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
KUNKLE, Kenneth Kirk, Cpl, 268716, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LARSON, Carlyle Oscar, Pvt, 346391, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MACIEJEWSKI, Edward, Cpl, 299149, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MATTISON, Alden Curtis, Pvt, 337253, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
MAULDING, Robert Benton, Pvt, 337436, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MONTGOMERY, Kenneth Maurice, Pfc, 305326, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MORTENSEN, Norman Warren, Pfc, 326651, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
NODLAND, Franklin Merrill, Pvt, 333878, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
OLBERT, Richard Norman, Pfc, 349489, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
PALLESEN, William Everett, Pfc, 336074, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
PEARSON, Robert Brooks, 275291, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTON, Donald Ray Anthony, Pvt, 348240, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
SELBY, Charles Austin, Pvt, 326661, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Cletus, Pvt, 347545, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
THOMASON, Clyde, Sgt, 246433, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
VANDENBERG, John Eugene, Pfc, 335768, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
YARBROUGH, Mason Opel, Cpl, 309064, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
27th August
DISMUKES, Alvin Mcqueen, 197372, CoB, accidental death (mc)
8th September
GUADALCANAL: The 1st Raider Battalion and the 1st Parachute Battalion, supported by planes of Marine Aircraft Group 23 and two destroyer transports, landed just east of Tasimboko, advanced west into the rear of the reported Japanese positions, and carried out a successful raid on a Japanese supply base
CARNEY, William Daniel, 298524, CoB, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Seraphine Buddy, 352201, CoE, killed in action (mc)
12th September
GUADALCANAL: The Battle of the Ridge.
FLOETER, Harold Carl, 286919, CoD, killed in action (mc)
TARGOSZ, John Jr, 291808, CoD, killed in action (mc)
14th September
GUADALCANAL: The Battle of the Ridge. The Marine line on Edson's Ridge repulsed an attempt by the Kawaguchi Force to penetrate the Henderson Field perimeter
ARNOLD, Herman Franklin, 318681, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
BENISH, James Arthur, 355623, CoD, killed in action (mc)
BERGSTRAND, Wallace Hellgerd, 282172, CoB, killed in action (mc)
BROWN, Robert Samuel, 4661, Forward Echelon, killed in action (mc)
BUGALA, Anton Albert, 309109, CoE, killed in action (mc)
COFFEY, Donald James, 353706, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CORZINE, Jimmy Wilson, 342546, CoC, killed in action (mc)
DANOWSKI, Martin Marion, 372095, CoA, killed in action (mc)
DEES, Howell Cobb, 294740, CoE, killed in action (mc)
FRINK, Leslie Victor, 338291, CoG, killed in action (mc)
HUDSPETH, Daniel Wayne, 294194, CoC, killed in action (mc)
KAMINOWSKI, Joseph John, 364329, CoD, killed in action (mc)
KEBLISH, William Andrew, 293695, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
KOPS, Stanley Daniel, 291225, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, AmphCorps, PacFleet, killed in action (mc)
LANGDON, John Micheal, 362569, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MATTHEWS, William Ernest, 311942, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MAYNARD, Ludger Andre, 337199, CoC, killed in action (mc)
METRAS, Albert, 354995, CoC, killed in action (mc)
POTTER, Francis Calvin, 354990, CoC, killed in action (mc)
QUIGLEY, John Joseph, 246955, CoC, killed in action (mc)
RATCLIFFE, Paul Philip, 359057, CoC, killed in action (mc)
RILEY, Joseph Francis, 350531, CoH, killed in action (mc)
RITTER, Kenneth Earl, 281346, CoE, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTS, Charles Wyndam, 350567, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTS, Francis Laverne, 356116, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROCK, John Clinton, 367220, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROLLAG, Austin Truman, 317625, CoB, killed in action (mc)
STACKPOLE, Gerald Burton, 193201, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
WHITTLESEY, Frank Russell, 372015, CoB, killed in action (mc)
PARACHUTE BATTALION:
BOYD, Marion Roscoe, 305453, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CASTNER, Howard Welton, 282209, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CRAWFORD, Lawrence William, 277310, killed in action (mc)
EGRI, Andrew John, 286173, CoB, killed in action (mc)
FARRELL, Clyde Rothwell, 254125, CoB, DivSupTrps, killed in action (mc)
HERNDON, Raymon William, 264793, CoA, killed in action (mc)
HURN, John Patrick, 300425, CoC, killed in action (mc)
JAMES, Stanley Dyess, 266338, CoA, killed in action (mc)
KIRKMAN, Adrian London, 276625, CoA, killed in action (mc)
LOCKE, Garrick, 279909, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MALNAR, Rudolph Francis, 259472, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MAXWELL, David Nathaniel, 299194, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MAYE, Joseph Francis, 280940, CoA, killed in action (mc)
PEERY, Charles Wesley, 299373, killed in action (mc)
PERKINS, Keith, 256535, CoA, killed in action (mc)
RATHBUN, Robert Cady, 284806, CoA, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Charles Lewis, 259043, CoA, killed in action (mc)
15th September
1stRdrBn
BOONE, Frank Ogden, 270604, CoE, killed in action (mc)
CHAMPOUX, Neil George, 275516, CoE, killed in action (mc)
CRACCO, Salvatore Anthony, 293643, CoC, killed in action (mc)
HOGAN, Malcolm John, PVT, 354941, CoC, Missing in action.
STARK, Jerome James, 271751, CoC, killed in action (mc)
27th September
BAILEY, Kenneth Dillon, 5100, Forward Echelon, killed in action (mc)
28th September
DOBSON, Julian Knight, 354965, CoC, died of wounds (mc)
6th October
SLATER, Paul Milford, 368281, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, New Hebrides, died (mc)
8th October
BURAK, Walter John, 302155, HQCo, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action
9th October
Guadalcanal
BOWMAN, Warren George, 295797, CoD, killed in action (mc)
CONNOLLY, Joseph Edward, 251799, CoA, killed in action (mc)
FRENCH, Neldon Theo, 294607, CoA, killed in action (mc)
HANNA, William Thomas, 351782, CoD, killed in action (mc)
HEYLIGER, George, 373123, CoD, killed in action (mc)
POPE, Bill Newland, 343383, CoC, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Edward Leroy, Jr, 340428, CoA, killed in action (mc)
STEINAKER, Donald Baur, 305240, CoA, killed in action (mc)
THOMAS, Dennis Francis, 297233, CoA, killed in action (mc)
THOMPSON, Woodrow Regonald, 280233, CoA, killed in action (mc)
WOLF, Donald William, 278342, CoD, killed in action (mc)
ZOPHY, James August, 340419, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
10th October
ELVETON, Robert Oliver, 339547, CoB, Samoan Is, died (mc)
16th October
MAKIN ISLAND RAID PRISONERS
ALLARD, Robert Vincent, Sgt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
COOK, Dallas Harry, Sgt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
DAVIS, Richard Ellsworth, PFC, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
GIFFORD, Joseph, Cpl, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
KERNS, John Irvin, Pvt, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
MATTISON, Alden Curtis, Pvt, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
OLBERT, Richard Norman, PFC, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
PALLESEN, William Everett, PFC, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
ROBERTSON, Donald Ray Anthony, Pvt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
WILLIAMS, Hollis Jones, 363543, CoE, New Hebrides, accidental death (mc)
11th November
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
ANDERSON, Lorenzo Dowe, Jr, 329944, CoE, killed in action (mc)
BARBER, Owen Merton, 338961, CoC, killed in action (mc)
BENNETT, John Dave, 349773, CoC, killed in action (mc)
FANSLOW, Leroy Irvin, 336432D, CoD, killed in action (mc)
HARRISON, Joseph Homer, 348009, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MERCADO, Frank Stephen, 350086, CoD, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jerrold Burke, 321328, CoK, killed in action (mc)
MYERS, Charles Henry, 355724, CoD, killed in action (mc)
SPILLAN, Laurence Patrick, Jr, 339755, CoC, killed in action (mc)
12th November
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
AUMAN, Joseph Martin, 293089, CoE, killed in action (mc)
1st December
Hofrichter, John Joseph, Jr., PFC, 386345, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, Accidental death, Vanuatu
Mitchell, Glenn Leo, Pvt, 326705, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (Guadalcanal)
4th December
GUADALCANAL
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
FARRAR, Richard Clinton, 336677, CoB, died of wounds (mc)
HERMISTON, Albert Laddce, 276542, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MATELSKI, Cyrill Anthony, 346458, CoB, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jack, 8438, CoA, died of wounds (mc)
5th December
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
VAN BUREN, Stuyvesant, 339635, CoB, died of wounds (mc)
CAIN, Henry Booth, Jr., 5097, 1stMarRdrBn, died Quantico
26th June
TOLAND, Daniel Robert, 268268, 1stMarRdrBn, died Samoan Islands, accidental death
7th August
The 1st Raider Battalion landed unopposed at Blue Beach on the western shore of Tulagi Island followed by the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines. Colonel Merritt Edson, commanding the 1st Raider Battalion, launched a coordinated attack to the southeast but stopped at a heavily fortified ravine in the forward slope of Hill 281.
BARCOMB, Charles Joseph, 337135, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BARR, Woodrow Wilson, 355620, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BOWERS, Kenneth Stewart, 359034, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
BRADLEY, Marion Eugene, 344024, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
CARPELLOTTI, Louis Joseph, 294497, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
FAIRBANKS, Benjamin Warren, 332392, HqCo, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GIFFELS, Gordon Joseph, 267534, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GYATT, Edward Earl, 354241, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HAMPTON, Arthur David, 293337, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HANSEN, Evan Julian, 294279, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HINKLE, Fred Lawrence, 268225, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HUBER, Frank, 388914, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
KEY, Eugene Morland, 7597, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LEHMAN, Clifford Allan, 337123, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LOVIN, Louis Arthur, 343895, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LUKE, Alexander Joseph, 243381, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Claude William, 282424, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
NICKEL, Thomas Frederik, 367233, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
PAINE, Robert Ignatius, 354984, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
RENYE, Buckley William, 280262, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
ROZGA, Walter Joseph, 297533, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
SPEICHER, Elmer Lawrence, 286453, CoH, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
STRANDVOLD, William Andrew, 351795, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
TROWBRIDGE, George Willard, Jr., 337134, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
The 1st Parachute Battalion landed on the northeast coast of Gavutu and advanced toward Gavutu's high ground. The 2d Marines, sent to reinforce the Gavutu-Tanambogo operation, met heavy resistance on the east shore of Tanambogo and withdrew
BRAY, Raymond Leon, 295600, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BRZUCHALSKI, Leo Michael, 260785, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BURDO, Ronald Allen, 295986, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
BURRI, Henry Jaems, 284933, HQ, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
CAMPBELL, Alan Marion, 237679, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
CRUMPLER, Lawton, Jr, 285963, CoC, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
DE MATTEIS, Crescenzo Pasquale, 279635, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
DRISCOLL, Thomas Patrick, 267552, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
FONDREN, Jake Duff, 303202, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
GAGNON, Leo Morris, 281567, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
GRADY, George Francis, 268414, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HENNESSY, James Francis, 252907, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HIRSHBERG, Sidney, 298300, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
HUERTH, Richard Joyce, 5511, CoC, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
JENSEN, Clayton Stanley, 285663, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
JOHNS, Harold Edward, 272773, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KACHINSY, Roland Fredrick, 256111, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KENNEDY, Anthony Leo, 291697, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
KISER, Walter Willard, 10987, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
MARTIN, Emory Domingos, 269924, CoD, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
MASON, Emerson Everett, Jr., 6006, HqCo, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
PUMROY, Howard Damas, 248031, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
SANTIAGO, Frank Garcia, 297374, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
WALTON, Merritt Cecil, 259041, CoA, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
WESTBROOK, Leroy, 251026, CoB, 1stParaBn, killed in action (mc)
YOUNG, Walter Xavier, 7873, 1stParaBn, believe Solomon Is, killed in action (mc)
8th August 1942
Elements of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, on Tulagi moved to the southeast to assist the 1st Raider Battalion in the sweep of that part of the island, resulting in the end of organized opposition on Tulagi
AHRENS, Edward Henry, 358161, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
BRESINGER, Joseph George, 293452, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
FOX, Myles Crosby, 6945, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
GILLIGAN, John Joseph, Jr, 351523, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
NEE, Michael Francis, 354658, 1stMarRdrBn, believe 1stMarDiv, died of wounds (mc)
WALSH, Patrick Joseph, 372925, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
9th August
1stMarDiv
ALLAN, John Wesley, 351774, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
BUTTS, Leonard James, 349306, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
ELLISON, Clyde Wheeler, 263257, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
FLANAGAN, Andrew Eugene, 370538, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
MCCULLOCH, Noble, 284414, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
STOSILAVAGE, George Thomas, 271894, CoB, 1stParaBn, died of wounds (mc)
WILLIAMSON, Donald Robert Roy, 290531, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
10th August
1stMarDiv
CLARKE, Jack Ted, 359091, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
JOHNSON, George Alfred, 368979, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MARTINO, Joseph Thomas, 351182, CoB, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
CHURCH, Thomas Edward, 354597, 1stMarRdrBn, died of wounds (mc)
17th August
GILBERT ISLANDS: About 200 Marines from Companies A and B of the 2d Raider Battalion were landed on Makin Atoll; they were partially successful in attempts to destroy Japanese installations, gather intelligence data, and divert attention from the action on Guadalcanal
2ndMarRdrBn
ALLARD, Robert Vincent, Sgt, 262210, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
BEECHER, James William, Cpl, 299268, CoB, 2ndRdrBn, killed in combat (fg)
CASTLE, Vernon Leroy, FM1c, 307868, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
COOK, Dallas Harry, Sgt, 291466, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
DAVIS, Richard Ellsworth, Pfc, 334063, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
EARLES, I B, Cpl, 293609, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GALLAGHER, William Albert, Pfc, 307593, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GASTON, Daniel Albert, Cpl, 340727, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
GIFFORD, Joseph N., Cpl, 213498, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
HICKS, Ashley Warren, Pfc, 345385, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
HOLTOM, Gerald Price, Capt, 7549, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
JOHNSON, Harris Jonathan, Cpl, 334067, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
KERNS, John Irvin, Pvt, 348233, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
KUNKLE, Kenneth Kirk, Cpl, 268716, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
LARSON, Carlyle Oscar, Pvt, 346391, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MACIEJEWSKI, Edward, Cpl, 299149, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MATTISON, Alden Curtis, Pvt, 337253, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
MAULDING, Robert Benton, Pvt, 337436, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MONTGOMERY, Kenneth Maurice, Pfc, 305326, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
MORTENSEN, Norman Warren, Pfc, 326651, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
NODLAND, Franklin Merrill, Pvt, 333878, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
OLBERT, Richard Norman, Pfc, 349489, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
PALLESEN, William Everett, Pfc, 336074, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
PEARSON, Robert Brooks, 275291, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTON, Donald Ray Anthony, Pvt, 348240, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, captured, executed October 16, 1942
SELBY, Charles Austin, Pvt, 326661, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Cletus, Pvt, 347545, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
THOMASON, Clyde, Sgt, 246433, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
VANDENBERG, John Eugene, Pfc, 335768, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
YARBROUGH, Mason Opel, Cpl, 309064, CoB, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
27th August
DISMUKES, Alvin Mcqueen, 197372, CoB, accidental death (mc)
8th September
GUADALCANAL: The 1st Raider Battalion and the 1st Parachute Battalion, supported by planes of Marine Aircraft Group 23 and two destroyer transports, landed just east of Tasimboko, advanced west into the rear of the reported Japanese positions, and carried out a successful raid on a Japanese supply base
CARNEY, William Daniel, 298524, CoB, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Seraphine Buddy, 352201, CoE, killed in action (mc)
12th September
GUADALCANAL: The Battle of the Ridge.
FLOETER, Harold Carl, 286919, CoD, killed in action (mc)
TARGOSZ, John Jr, 291808, CoD, killed in action (mc)
14th September
GUADALCANAL: The Battle of the Ridge. The Marine line on Edson's Ridge repulsed an attempt by the Kawaguchi Force to penetrate the Henderson Field perimeter
ARNOLD, Herman Franklin, 318681, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
BENISH, James Arthur, 355623, CoD, killed in action (mc)
BERGSTRAND, Wallace Hellgerd, 282172, CoB, killed in action (mc)
BROWN, Robert Samuel, 4661, Forward Echelon, killed in action (mc)
BUGALA, Anton Albert, 309109, CoE, killed in action (mc)
COFFEY, Donald James, 353706, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CORZINE, Jimmy Wilson, 342546, CoC, killed in action (mc)
DANOWSKI, Martin Marion, 372095, CoA, killed in action (mc)
DEES, Howell Cobb, 294740, CoE, killed in action (mc)
FRINK, Leslie Victor, 338291, CoG, killed in action (mc)
HUDSPETH, Daniel Wayne, 294194, CoC, killed in action (mc)
KAMINOWSKI, Joseph John, 364329, CoD, killed in action (mc)
KEBLISH, William Andrew, 293695, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
KOPS, Stanley Daniel, 291225, CoC, 1stMarRdrBn, AmphCorps, PacFleet, killed in action (mc)
LANGDON, John Micheal, 362569, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MATTHEWS, William Ernest, 311942, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MAYNARD, Ludger Andre, 337199, CoC, killed in action (mc)
METRAS, Albert, 354995, CoC, killed in action (mc)
POTTER, Francis Calvin, 354990, CoC, killed in action (mc)
QUIGLEY, John Joseph, 246955, CoC, killed in action (mc)
RATCLIFFE, Paul Philip, 359057, CoC, killed in action (mc)
RILEY, Joseph Francis, 350531, CoH, killed in action (mc)
RITTER, Kenneth Earl, 281346, CoE, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTS, Charles Wyndam, 350567, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROBERTS, Francis Laverne, 356116, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROCK, John Clinton, 367220, CoC, killed in action (mc)
ROLLAG, Austin Truman, 317625, CoB, killed in action (mc)
STACKPOLE, Gerald Burton, 193201, HqCo, killed in action (mc)
WHITTLESEY, Frank Russell, 372015, CoB, killed in action (mc)
PARACHUTE BATTALION:
BOYD, Marion Roscoe, 305453, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CASTNER, Howard Welton, 282209, CoA, killed in action (mc)
CRAWFORD, Lawrence William, 277310, killed in action (mc)
EGRI, Andrew John, 286173, CoB, killed in action (mc)
FARRELL, Clyde Rothwell, 254125, CoB, DivSupTrps, killed in action (mc)
HERNDON, Raymon William, 264793, CoA, killed in action (mc)
HURN, John Patrick, 300425, CoC, killed in action (mc)
JAMES, Stanley Dyess, 266338, CoA, killed in action (mc)
KIRKMAN, Adrian London, 276625, CoA, killed in action (mc)
LOCKE, Garrick, 279909, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MALNAR, Rudolph Francis, 259472, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MAXWELL, David Nathaniel, 299194, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MAYE, Joseph Francis, 280940, CoA, killed in action (mc)
PEERY, Charles Wesley, 299373, killed in action (mc)
PERKINS, Keith, 256535, CoA, killed in action (mc)
RATHBUN, Robert Cady, 284806, CoA, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Charles Lewis, 259043, CoA, killed in action (mc)
15th September
1stRdrBn
BOONE, Frank Ogden, 270604, CoE, killed in action (mc)
CHAMPOUX, Neil George, 275516, CoE, killed in action (mc)
CRACCO, Salvatore Anthony, 293643, CoC, killed in action (mc)
HOGAN, Malcolm John, PVT, 354941, CoC, Missing in action.
STARK, Jerome James, 271751, CoC, killed in action (mc)
27th September
BAILEY, Kenneth Dillon, 5100, Forward Echelon, killed in action (mc)
28th September
DOBSON, Julian Knight, 354965, CoC, died of wounds (mc)
6th October
SLATER, Paul Milford, 368281, CoD, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, New Hebrides, died (mc)
8th October
BURAK, Walter John, 302155, HQCo, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action
9th October
Guadalcanal
BOWMAN, Warren George, 295797, CoD, killed in action (mc)
CONNOLLY, Joseph Edward, 251799, CoA, killed in action (mc)
FRENCH, Neldon Theo, 294607, CoA, killed in action (mc)
HANNA, William Thomas, 351782, CoD, killed in action (mc)
HEYLIGER, George, 373123, CoD, killed in action (mc)
POPE, Bill Newland, 343383, CoC, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Edward Leroy, Jr, 340428, CoA, killed in action (mc)
STEINAKER, Donald Baur, 305240, CoA, killed in action (mc)
THOMAS, Dennis Francis, 297233, CoA, killed in action (mc)
THOMPSON, Woodrow Regonald, 280233, CoA, killed in action (mc)
WOLF, Donald William, 278342, CoD, killed in action (mc)
ZOPHY, James August, 340419, CoA, 1stMarRdrBn, killed in action (mc)
10th October
ELVETON, Robert Oliver, 339547, CoB, Samoan Is, died (mc)
16th October
MAKIN ISLAND RAID PRISONERS
ALLARD, Robert Vincent, Sgt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
COOK, Dallas Harry, Sgt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
DAVIS, Richard Ellsworth, PFC, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
GIFFORD, Joseph, Cpl, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
KERNS, John Irvin, Pvt, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
MATTISON, Alden Curtis, Pvt, CoA, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
OLBERT, Richard Norman, PFC, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
PALLESEN, William Everett, PFC, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
ROBERTSON, Donald Ray Anthony, Pvt, CoB, Makin Island raid, August 17, 1942, captured, executed October 16, 1942 (ln)
WILLIAMS, Hollis Jones, 363543, CoE, New Hebrides, accidental death (mc)
11th November
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
ANDERSON, Lorenzo Dowe, Jr, 329944, CoE, killed in action (mc)
BARBER, Owen Merton, 338961, CoC, killed in action (mc)
BENNETT, John Dave, 349773, CoC, killed in action (mc)
FANSLOW, Leroy Irvin, 336432D, CoD, killed in action (mc)
HARRISON, Joseph Homer, 348009, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MERCADO, Frank Stephen, 350086, CoD, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jerrold Burke, 321328, CoK, killed in action (mc)
MYERS, Charles Henry, 355724, CoD, killed in action (mc)
SPILLAN, Laurence Patrick, Jr, 339755, CoC, killed in action (mc)
12th November
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
AUMAN, Joseph Martin, 293089, CoE, killed in action (mc)
1st December
Hofrichter, John Joseph, Jr., PFC, 386345, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, Accidental death, Vanuatu
Mitchell, Glenn Leo, Pvt, 326705, CoA, 2ndMarRdrBn, killed in action (Guadalcanal)
4th December
GUADALCANAL
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
FARRAR, Richard Clinton, 336677, CoB, died of wounds (mc)
HERMISTON, Albert Laddce, 276542, CoA, killed in action (mc)
MATELSKI, Cyrill Anthony, 346458, CoB, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jack, 8438, CoA, died of wounds (mc)
5th December
2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
VAN BUREN, Stuyvesant, 339635, CoB, died of wounds (mc)
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