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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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)...
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...
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)...
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)...
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
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
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)...
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...
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...
SURNAME
Broderick
FORENAME
John Carroll
UNIT
2 Raider Bn (Company F)
RANK
Corporal
NUMBER
346064
AWARD
Navy Cross
PLACE
Bougainville 1943
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 28.03.1923, Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
father Arthur John Broderick (1890-1960)
mother Grace...
SURNAME
Carlson
FORENAME
Evans Fordyce
UNIT
2 Raider Bn (Commanding Officer)
RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
NUMBER
AWARD
Navy Cross with Gold Star, Legion of Merit
PLACE
Makin Atoll 1942 (NC) Guadalcanal 1942 (SC and Gold Star)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 26.2.1896 Sidney, New...
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