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 Whitney, Thomas Edwin

    SURNAME Whitney FORENAME Thomas Edwin UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 333165 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...

  2. RAIDERS Wheeler, Eugene John

    SURNAME Wheeler FORENAME Eugene John UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 466179 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Lakeview Cemetery, South Haven, Michigan, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1924, South Haven, Michigan, USA father Joseph B. Wheeler...

  3. RAIDERS Walsh, Patrick Joseph

    SURNAME Walsh FORENAME Patrick Joseph UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company C) RANK Private NUMBER 372925 DATE OF DEATH 8th August 1942 AGE 30 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot P,1148 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.03.1912, Boston...
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  4. RAIDERS Walsh, James Francis

    SURNAME Walsh FORENAME James Francis UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company E) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 305201 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Saint Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt, New York, USA. Section 2, Lot 35, Space 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.09.1918, Syracuse, New...

  5. RAIDERS Wahlers, Floyd William

    SURNAME Wahlers FORENAME Floyd William UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 455638 DATE OF DEATH 10th July 1943 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Forest Lawn Cemetery, Tower, Michigan, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.06.1925, Tower, Michigan, USA father Frederick Wahlers...

  6. RAIDERS Wabschall, Daniel Albert

    SURNAME Wabschall FORENAME Daniel Albert UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 346682 DATE OF DEATH 10th July 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Greenwood Cemetery, Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. Plot Mem B, Row 1, Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.08.1923, Hayward...

  7. RAIDERS Visco, Jerry William, Jr.

    SURNAME Visco FORENAME Jerry William, Jr. UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 404033 DATE OF DEATH 10th July 1943 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.04.1925...

  8. RAIDERS Trowbridge, George Willard, Jr.

    SURNAME Trowbridge FORENAME George Willard, Jr. UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company E) RANK Private NUMBER 337134 DATE OF DEATH 7th August 1942 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Section 34, Site 4313 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.02.1918...
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  9. RAIDERS Toland, Daniel Robert

    SURNAME Toland FORENAME Daniel Robert UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 268268 DATE OF DEATH 26th June 1942 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Massachusetts, USA. WWII Section, Row A, Grave 12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.02.1919...

  10. RAIDERS Thompson, Harold John

    SURNAME Thompson FORENAME Harold John UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 478750 DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1943 AGE 17 GRAVESITE West Sunbury Union Cemetery, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.09.1925, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA...

  11. RAIDERS Targosz, John, Jr.

    SURNAME Targosz FORENAME John, Jr. UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Corporal NUMBER 291808 DATE OF DEATH 12th September 1942 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Mount Olivert Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Section 51, Tier 72, Space 24 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.11.1921 14.08.1940...

  12. RAIDERS Szakovics, Joseph Andrew

    SURNAME Szakovics FORENAME Joseph Andrew UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 295974 DATE OF DEATH 9th July 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Block 6, Plot 39, Grave 3W ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.03.1918...

  13. RAIDERS Strandvold, William Andrew

    SURNAME Strandvold FORENAME William Andrew UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company C) RANK Private NUMBER 351795 DATE OF DEATH 7th August 1942 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York, USA. Plot H,8940 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.03.1923...
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  14. RAIDERS States, George William, Jr.

    SURNAME States FORENAME George William, Jr. UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 325197 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 2, Grave 186 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

  15. RAIDERS Stark, Jerome James

    SURNAME Stark FORENAME Jerome James UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company C) RANK 1st Sergeant NUMBER 271751 DATE OF DEATH 15th September 1942 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Corpus Christi Cemetery, Dunlo, Pennsylvania, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.03.1915, Dunlo, Pennsylvania, USA father...

  16. RAIDERS Stackpole, Gerald Burton

    SURNAME Stackpole FORENAME Gerald Burton UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 193201 DATE OF DEATH 14th September 1942 AGE 40 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot A 571 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...
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  17. RAIDERS Zinkevich, Barney

    SURNAME Zinkevich FORENAME Barney UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company C) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 403959 DATE OF DEATH 9th July 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.01.1916...

  18. RAIDERS Selfridge, Calvin Lemoin

    SURNAME Selfridge FORENAME Calvin Lemoin UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (HQ Company) RANK Private NUMBER 463399 DATE OF DEATH 21st July 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.05.1920...

  19. RAIDERS Speicher, Elmer Lawrence

    SURNAME Speicher FORENAME Elmer Lawrence UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 286453 DATE OF DEATH 7th August 1942 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Beechwoods Cemetery, New Rochelle, New York, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.05.1922 New Rochelle, New York...

  20. RAIDERS Smith, Seraphine Buddy

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME Seraphine Buddy UNIT 1st Raider Battalion (Company E) RANK Private NUMBER 352201 DATE OF DEATH 8th September 1942 AGE 19 GRAVESITE North Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio, USA. Section C, Row 20 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.01.1923 attended McKinly High School...
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