1st raider battalion

1ST RAIDER BATTALION
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1ST RAIDER BATTALION
1st Raider Battalion (designated on 16 February 1942) was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Merritt A. Edson.

  • Assault landing on Tulagi, Solomon Islands (7-9 August 1942)
  • A,B and C Companies raid Japanese supply base, Tasimboko, Guadalcanal (8th September 1942)
  • Battle of Edson's ridge (12-14 September 1942)
  • 1st Battle of Matanikau River (26-28 September 1942)
  • 2nd Battle of Matanikau River (8 October 1942)
  • Landing at Rice Anchorage, New Georgia (5 July 1943)
  • Battle of Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia (20 July 1943)
1st February 1944, 1st Raider Battalion designated as the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines
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  1. RAIDERS Fechter, John Worthly

    SURNAME Fechter FORENAME John Worthly UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company) RANK Chief Pharmacist's Mate NUMBER AWARD Silver Star PLACE Guadalcanal, 13-14th September 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 05.05.1915 1941-1945 resided 804 Wendell Avenue, Lima, Ohio wife June F...
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  2. Frank Ward Moore

    Frank Ward Moore

    CPL Frank Ward Moore 353723 born 28.07.1922 Lakewood, Ohio, USA mother Lulu Waldecker 07.01.1942 entered service 27.07.1944 WIA Saipan 26.04.1946 discharged 10.05.1946 draft card Detroit, Michigan 05.10.1946 married Genevieve Catherine (nee Wallace) Moore (1923-1981) died 14.01.1979 (Aged 76)...
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  3. RAIDERS Lucas, Eugene Francis

    SURNAME Lucas FORENAME Eugene Francis UNIT former 1st Raider Bn. RANK Corporal NUMBER 511458 DATE OF DEATH 21st May 1945 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 07.11.1923, Lorain, Ohio, USA father Michael Lucas (1896-1957) mother Mary P...
  4. Anthony Dominic Fama

    Anthony Dominic Fama

    Anthony Dominic Fama PFC 351187 born 30.04.1920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 01.07.1941 draft card Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 08.01.1942 entered service 1st Marine Raider Bn. 19.08.1946 discharged Camp Le Jeune, North Carolina 1950 resided 443 Titan Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1960...
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  5. Wesley Van Cott

    Wesley Van Cott

    Wesley Bailey Van Cott born 02.08.1905, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA father Dr. Enoch Van Cott mother Clara Bailey Van Cott 16.10.1940 draft card Los Angeles, California 07.1943 HQ & Service Company 1st Raider Regt. 12.1929 married Margaret T. Thornberg (divorced) (1908-1986) 12.1955 married Jean...
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  6. Robert Potter (Grave)

    Robert Potter (Grave)

    Robert G. Potter, Jr. born 15.07.1923, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA employed by Frank X Redmond Cor Clyde & Marginal 30.06.1942 draft card Arlington, Massachusetts 21.09.1942 entered service 1st Raider Bn. wife Dorothy E. (nee Dooley) son William J. employed by R.R. Express died 28.04.1978...
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  7. Everett Paine (Grave)

    Everett Paine (Grave)

    Everett Griswold Paine born 06.06.1918, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA father Wilbur V. Paine mother Helen Lord Paine graduated Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts graduated University of Connecticut student 16.10.1940 draft card East Hartford, Connecticut 22.04.1942 entered service 1st...
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  8. Louis Monville

    Louis Monville

    Louis Gilles Monville born 07.07.1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 06.06.1940 entered service service # 0-6467 1941 married Winifred M. Monville (1915-1979) WIA WW2 30.06.1960 discharged Lieutenant Colonel last residence 18601 Newland Sp.104, Huntington Beach, California died 03.10.1978...
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  9. Michael Kennedy (Grave)

    Michael Kennedy (Grave)

    Michael Joseph Kennedy 1st Sergeant born 02.01.1914, New York, USA died 16.06.1978, Los Angeles, USA (Aged 64) Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA. Plot 238, E-18 https://marineraiderassociation.org/kennedy-michael-j-j/...
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  10. RAIDERS Ferguson, Phillip Colgan

    SURNAME Ferguson FORENAME Phillip Colgan UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ & Service Company) RANK Major NUMBER 0-5902 AWARD Silver Star PLACE New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 8th July 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Woodward, Oklahoma born 15.08.1903, Wellington, Kansas, USA...

  11. RAIDERS Usher, William Henry

    SURNAME Usher FORENAME William Henry UNIT formerly 1st Raider Bn & 2nd Raider Bn (HQ & Service Company) RANK Corporal NUMBER 378458 DATE OF DEATH 17th April 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Old Portsmouth Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 05.01.1920...

  12. RAIDERS Barnes, William

    SURNAME Barnes FORENAME William UNIT formerly 1st Raider Bn. (Company C) RANK Corporal NUMBER 381200 DATE OF DEATH 23rd February 1945 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Honolulu Memorial Courts of the Missing, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.03.1920, Philadelphia...

  13. RAIDERS Smith, James

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME James ("Horse Collar") UNIT 1st Raider Battalion RANK Sergeant NUMBER 276495 AWARD Silver Star x 2 PLACE Tulagi, 7th August 1942 & Guadalcanal 13/14th September 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Cleveland, Ohio born 06.12.1920, Cleveland, Ohio 1947 married...

  14. RAIDERS Taber, David Prior

    SURNAME Taber FORENAME David Prior UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company HQ) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 320997 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 13-14th September 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Oneida, New York born 05.04.1918, Canestota, New York, USA...

  15. RAIDERS Honohan, William Joseph

    SURNAME Honohan FORENAME William Joseph UNIT formerly 1st Raider Battalion RANK Corporal NUMBER 369574 DATE OF DEATH 22nd July 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York, USA. Plot J,14407 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.01.1923 New York, New...

  16. RAIDERS Zophy, James August

    SURNAME Zophy FORENAME James August UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 340419 DATE OF DEATH 9th October 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot A 545 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.08.1917...
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  17. RAIDERS Wood, George Robert

    SURNAME Wood FORENAME George Robert UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 467696 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Section 54, Site 4934 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.11.1923, Roxbury...

  18. RAIDERS Woerl, John Anthony, Jr.

    SURNAME Woerl FORENAME John Anthony, Jr. UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 346065 DATE OF DEATH 14th July 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 13, Grave 100 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1922, Dayton...

  19. RAIDERS Williamson, Donald Robert Ray

    SURNAME Williamson FORENAME Donald Robert Ray UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 290531 DATE OF DEATH 9th August 1942 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Section X. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.10.1919, Detroit, Michigan, USA...

  20. RAIDERS Williams, Paul William

    SURNAME Williams FORENAME Paul William UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 489864 DATE OF DEATH 8th July 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Rose Hill Burial Park and Mausoleum, Ashland, Kentucky, USA. Plot D. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 12.07.1921, Kentucky, USA...
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