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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 Goss, Angus Robert

    SURNAME Goss FORENAME Angus Robert UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 019299 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 10, Grave 189 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.01.1910, Tampa...

  2. RAIDERS Holladay, John Charlton

    SURNAME Holladay FORENAME John Charlton UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 349821 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Florence National Cemetery,Florence,Florence County,South Carolina Section 16 Site 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Florence,South...
  3. Roy Grier

    Roy Grier

    Roy Milton Grier Private 1 Raider Regiment photo taken during Bairoko raid July 1943 born 02.09.1923 father Earl Grier (1888-1951) mother Ozie (nee Lynch) Grier (1896-1973) wife Jessie (nee Trammell) Grier (1930-2003) died 25.09.1997 buried Midway Baptist Cemetery, Midway, Alabama, USA...
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  4. RAIDERS Willox, Nicholas Alexander

    SURNAME Willox FORENAME Nicholas Alexander UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Private NUMBER 364310 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 18.11.1922, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA resided Hempstead, Long Island, New York enlisted...

  5. RAIDERS Widdecke, Charles Fred

    SURNAME Widdecke FORENAME Charles Fred UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-8547 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.05.1919, Bryan, Texas father Henry August Widdecke, Sr (1887-1959) mother Josephine (nee Baker) (1891-1962)...
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  6. RAIDERS Walt, Lewis William

    SURNAME Walt FORENAME Lewis William UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 0-5436 AWARD Silver Star, Navy Cross (twice) PLACE Tulagi 1942 (SS), Cape Gloucester 1944 (NC), Peleliu Island 1944 (NC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.02.1913, Waubaunsee, Kansas...
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  7. RAIDERS Sweeney, John Brian

    SURNAME Sweeney FORENAME John Brian UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-7883 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.12.1918, Columbus, Ohio, USA father James Michael Sweeney (1868-1945) mother Mary Elizabeth (nee...

  8. RAIDERS Sullivan, Richard Edward

    SURNAME Sullivan FORENAME Richard Edward UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-12717 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 05.11.1916, Rock Hill, South Carolina resided Charlotte, North Carolina wife Dorothy (married 63...

  9. RAIDERS Stevenson, William DeVore

    SURNAME Stevenson FORENAME William DeVore UNIT 1 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Captain / Major NUMBER 0-6265 AWARD Navy Cross (Captain), Legion Of Merit (Major) PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.05.1916, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA resided Titusville, Pennsylvania...
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  10. RAIDERS Schneider, Robert G.

    SURNAME Schneider FORENAME Robert G. UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER 351530 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.05.1904, Newark, New Jersey resided Union, New Jersey self employed enlisted 15.02.1942, Bronx, New York

  11. RAIDERS Pettus, Francis Cornelison

    SURNAME Pettus FORENAME Francis Cornelison UNIT 1 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 259182 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.03.1908, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA father Luke Pryor Pettus (1870-1961) mother Louise...

  12. RAIDERS Murphy, John Joseph,Jr

    SURNAME Murphy FORENAME John Joseph,Jr UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 328014 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 09.02.1921, Brooklyn, New York, USA father John J. Murphy Sr. mother Helen Ames Murphy wife Gertrude Anne (nee...

  13. RAIDERS Mielke, John W.

    SURNAME Mielke FORENAME John W. UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Corporal NUMBER 367228 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.07.1923, Ferndale, Michigan adopted 1936 by Ted F. Mielke son John William Mielke (1947-2017) resided Ferndale...

  14. RAIDERS Liversedge, Harry Bluett

    SURNAME Liversedge FORENAME Harry Bluett UNIT 3 Raider Bn (Commanding Officer) + 1 Raider Regiment (Commanding Officer) RANK Lieutenant Colonel + Colonel NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross with Gold Star PLACE New Georgia 1943 (NC) Iwo Jima 1945 (Gold Star) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...
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  15. RAIDERS Johnson, Charles Edward

    SURNAME Johnson FORENAME Charles Edward UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 853722 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.07.1924, Girard, Ohio wife Suzanna E. (nee McLaughlin) (1924-2015) 4 children (Charles Jr, Joyce Ann...

  16. RAIDERS Hunt, Wilfred Alphonsus

    SURNAME Hunt FORENAME Wilfred Alphonsus ("Bill") UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 290821 AWARD Navy Cross, Silver Star PLACE Tulagi 1942 (Navy Cross), New Georgia 1943 (Silver Star) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.04.1920, Brooklyn, New York resided...
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  17. RAIDERS Holdren, Lawrence Homer

    SURNAME Holdren FORENAME Lawrence Homer UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 229538 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.12.1909, Pond Gap, West Virginia resided Ward, West Virginia father Homer Ballard Holdren...

  18. RAIDERS Hills, Clifford C.

    SURNAME Hills FORENAME Clifford C. UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 242400 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 07.07.1916, Seattle, Washington resided Los Angeles, California graduated Stanfield High School wife Marion...

  19. RAIDERS Harrison, Lawrence Alan

    SURNAME Harrison FORENAME Lawrence Alan UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 268287 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.06.1918, Benton, Kansas home Benton, Kansas wife Martha Vivian (nee Davis) Christensen (1920-1996) 3...

  20. RAIDERS Hacker, Elmer Jack

    SURNAME Hacker FORENAME Elmer Jack UNIT 1 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 278323 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tulagi 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.11.1918, South Fork, Kentucky, USA home of record South Fork, Kentucky wife Hazel (nee Bishop) Hacker...
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