2nd raider battalion

2ND RAIDER BATTALION
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2ND RAIDER BATTALION
2d Raider Battalion (designated 19 February 1942) was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Evans F. Carlson.

  • Midway Island (4-6 June 1942)
  • Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll (17-18 August 1942)
  • Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (4 November – 4 December 1942)
  • Bougainville, Solomon Islands (1 November 1943 – 12 January 1944
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  1. RAIDERS Smith, Cletus

    SURNAME Smith FORENAME Cletus UNIT 2nd Raider Battalion RANK Private NUMBER 347545 DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1942 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Honolulu Memorial, Courts of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Fort Worth, Texas born 21.11.1921, Crowley, Texas father James Carol Smith...
  2. Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.

    Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.

    born 02.07.1924, Hatfield, Wisconsin father Mitchell Red Cloud (1896-1946) Service Number : 16299515 resided Merrillan, Wisconsin served Marine Raiders WW2 served Company E, 2d Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division in Korea corporal awarded Medal of Honor 05.11.1950 KIA...
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  3. RAIDERS Washburn, Richard Tryon

    SURNAME Washburn FORENAME Richard Tryon UNIT 2nd Raider Bn. (Company E) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-6335 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, December 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.05.1917, Hartford County, Connecticut father Cyrus Charles Washburn (1890-1952)...
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  4. RAIDERS Riegel, James Edward

    SURNAME Riegel FORENAME James Edward UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 479853 DATE OF DEATH 1st November 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 13.05.1924, Troy, Ohio father William Edward...

  5. RAIDERS Dierker, Stanley Oliver

    SURNAME Dierker FORENAME Stanley Oliver UNIT 2nd Raider Battalion (Company M) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 318056 DATE OF DEATH 9th November 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines. Plot L, Row 14, Grave 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.07.1924...

  6. RAIDERS Carlson, Evans Charles

    SURNAME Carlson FORENAME Evans Charles UNIT 2 Raider Bn RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Silver Star PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.10.1917, Douglas, Arizona father Brigadier General Evans Fordyce Carlson, USMCR (see RAIDERS AWARDS) (1896-1947) mother...
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  7. Stanley Lee Zedekar

    Stanley Lee Zedekar

    born 09.05.1924, Grundy Center, Iowa father Ora Alva Zedaker mother Laura Bernice (nee Robins) Zedekar served with Marine Raiders and Coast Watchers aviator with rank of captain during Korean War Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of South California Bachelor of Arts degree in...
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  8. RAIDERS Pallesen, William Everett

    SURNAME Pallesen FORENAME William Everett UNIT 2 Raider Battalion (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 336074 DATE OF DEATH 16th October 1942 AGE 25 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

  9. RAIDERS Gifford, Joseph N.

    SURNAME Gifford FORENAME Joseph N. UNIT 2 Raider Battalion (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 213498 DATE OF DEATH 16th October 1942 AGE 33 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.03.1909...

  10. RAIDERS Davis, Richard Ellsworth

    SURNAME Davis FORENAME Richard Ellsworth UNIT 2 Raider Bn RANK Private First Class NUMBER 334063 DATE OF DEATH 16th October 1942 AGE 20 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Minnesota born...

  11. RAIDERS Beecher, James William

    SURNAME Beecher FORENAME James William UNIT 2 Raider Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 299268 DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1942 AGE 24 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Baxley, Georgia born...

  12. RAIDERS Cook, Dallas Harry

    SURNAME Cook FORENAME Dallas Harry UNIT 2 Raider Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 291466 DATE OF DEATH 16th October 1942 AGE 21 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,,Honolulu,Hawaii Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Red Jacket, West Virginia born...

  13. RAIDERS Walsh, William Gary

    SURNAME Walsh FORENAME William Gary UNIT former 2 Raider Bn RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 350555 DATE OF DEATH 27th February 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 7.4.1922 Roxbury, Massachusetts wife Mary Louise (nee...

  14. RAIDERS Yancey, John Howard

    SURNAME Yancey FORENAME John Howard UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Corporal NUMBER 335303 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.04.1918, Plumberville, Arkansas, USA father John Benjamin Yancey (1896-1933) mother Mary Yancey wife JoAnn (nee...
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  15. RAIDERS Wygal, Edward Rufus

    SURNAME Wygal FORENAME Edward Rufus UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Corporal NUMBER 031220922 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.03.1913, Casper, Wyoming, USA father Robert Samuel Wygal (1872-1945) mother Alice Brlanch (nee Russell) Wygal...

  16. RAIDERS Warner, Gordon

    SURNAME Warner FORENAME Gordon UNIT 2 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-5437 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Bougainville 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 24.10.1913, Pasadena, California, USA resided Long Beach, California 1936 graduated University of Southern California...
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  17. RAIDERS Vogel, Hugh Anthony

    SURNAME Vogel FORENAME Hugh Anthony UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company G) RANK Corporal NUMBER 819474 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 28.02.1923, Tacoma, Washington father George Martin Vogel (1881-1956) mother Mary Francis (nee Burgoyne) (1887-1958)...

  18. RAIDERS Towne, Harry

    SURNAME Towne FORENAME Harry ("Bill") UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Corporal NUMBER 334231 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Iwo Jima 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 04.12.1922, Madison, Wisconsin, USA resided Madison, Wisconsin wife May Towne enlisted 15.12.1941 WIA (lost right...

  19. RAIDERS Spotts, Melvin John

    SURNAME Spotts FORENAME Melvin John UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 0-27615 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Tinian 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 17.03.1921, Sterling, Illinois, USA resided Angola, Indiana father Lester Jay Spotts (1891-1968) mother Lillian A...

  20. RAIDERS Slusser, John Harvey

    SURNAME Slusser FORENAME John Harvey UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-12164 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.04.1907, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA father Murray Custis Slusser (1872-1964) mother Sallie Rebecca (nee...
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