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 Shapley, Alan

    SURNAME Shapley FORENAME Alan UNIT 2 Raider Regiment (Commanding Officer) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER 0-4272 AWARD Navy Cross,Legion of Merit with Combat "V" PLACE Bougainville 1943 (LoM) Guam 1944 (NC) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 9.2.1903 New York,New York educated...
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  2. RAIDERS Sebock, Joseph

    SURNAME Sebock FORENAME Joseph UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 336467 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.09.1919, Butler, Pennsylvania resided Harvey, Illinois enlisted 19.12.1941 Distinguished Service Cross...

  3. RAIDERS Schwerin, William E.

    SURNAME Schwerin FORENAME William E. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-7047 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Portland, Oregon resided Los Angeles, California 07.12.1941 Pearl Harbour joined Raiders WW2, Korea & Vietnam...

  4. RAIDERS Schrier, Harold George

    SURNAME Schrier FORENAME Harold George UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company D) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-19234 AWARD Legion of Merit PLACE Solomon Islands 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Corder,Missouri born 17.10.1916 Corder,Missouri father William Edwin Schreier (1875-1940)...
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  5. RAIDERS Sabini, John Anthony

    SURNAME Sabini FORENAME John Anthony UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company F) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-14123 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Bougainville 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.02.1921, Fort Sill, Oklahoma resided Washington, District of Columbia enlisted 16.02.1942...

  6. RAIDERS Roosevelt, James (Jimmy)

    SURNAME Roosevelt FORENAME James (Jimmy) UNIT 2 Raider Bn (HQ - 2-in Command) RANK Major NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross, Silver Star PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.12.1907 New York,New York son of Franklin Delano and Anna Eleanor (nee Roosevelt) Roosevelt...
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  7. RAIDERS Plumley, Merwyn Chester

    SURNAME Plumley FORENAME Merwyn Chester UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-7258 AWARD Navy Cross, Legion Of Merit PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 (NC), Guadalcanal (Legion Of Merit) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.12.1916, Grand Ledge, Michigan father Calvin...
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  8. RAIDERS Peatross, Oscar Franklin

    SURNAME Peatross FORENAME Oscar Franklin "Pete" UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-7196 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.03.1916, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA served WWII, Korea and Vietnam Years of...
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  9. RAIDERS Maghakian, Victor J.

    SURNAME Maghakian FORENAME Victor J. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 251055 AWARD Navy Cross,Silver Star PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 (NC) Guadalcanal 1942 (SS) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Big Creek,California born 30.12.1915 Chicago,Illinois 2 Raider Bn...
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  10. RAIDERS LeFrancois, Wilfred Sylvio

    SURNAME LeFrancois FORENAME Wilfred Sylvio UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-8229 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.05.1901, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada father Adelard D. LeFrancois mother Mae LeFrancois wife Anne...
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  11. RAIDERS Lang, Lawrence Andrew

    SURNAME Lang FORENAME Lawrence Andrew UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 223689 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Wheeling, West Virginia resided Wheeling, West Virginia WIA 17.08.1942

  12. RAIDERS Lamb, Charles Thomas

    SURNAME Lamb FORENAME Charles Thomas UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 0-9190 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 27.01.1905, Aldershot, England resided Quantico, Virginia father Thomas Edward Lamb mother Jane (nee Cox)...
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  13. RAIDERS Fedorak, Michael P.

    SURNAME Fedorak FORENAME Michael P. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Corporal NUMBER 289671 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guadalcanal 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania resided Jackson, Mississippi (29 years) wife Mrs Betty Fedorak son Michael P. Fedorak...

  14. RAIDERS Faulkner, James Charles Owen

    SURNAME Faulkner FORENAME James Charles Owen UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 272322 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 08.08.1921, Duncanville, Texas father Charles Allen Faulkner (1881-1957) mother Zula (nee Brandenburg)...

  15. RAIDERS Faltyn, Hubert Joseph

    SURNAME Faltyn FORENAME Hubert Joseph UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company G) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 300321 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Iwo Jima 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 03.11.1918, Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA father Joseph Faltyn (1886-????) mother Pauline (nee Grauzlig)...
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  16. RAIDERS Ervin, Arthur B.

    SURNAME Ervin FORENAME Arthur B. UNIT 3rd Raider Bn (Company C) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 285038 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Kwajalein Atoll 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KIA - Saipan - See Roll of Honour
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  17. RAIDERS Elliott, Ellsbury B.

    SURNAME Elliott FORENAME Ellsbury B. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Gunnery Sergeant NUMBER 214295 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Seaford, California possibly.. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94519291/ellsbury-burt-elliott

  18. RAIDERS Darling, Willard A.

    SURNAME Darling FORENAME Willard A. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company E) RANK Corporal NUMBER 284552 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Pearl Harbor 1941 (pre Raiders) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 26.12.1918, Wilson, Oklahoma home Wilson, Oklahoma father William Benjamin Darling (1892-1964)...

  19. RAIDERS Craven, Howard R.

    SURNAME Craven FORENAME Howard R. UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.07.1917, Madison, Tennessee name legally changed to William Bernard Murphree from Nashville, Tennessee...

  20. RAIDERS Coyte, Ralph Harold

    SURNAME Coyte FORENAME Ralph Harold UNIT 2 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Makin Atoll 1942 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.07.1914, Spicer, Colorado, USA father Joseph Ralph Coyte (1888-1956) mother Katherene M. Coyte (1893-1922) wife Maria...
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