4th raider battalion

4TH RAIDER BATTALION
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4TH RAIDER BATTALION
4th Raider Battalion (designated 23 October 1942) was commanded by Major James Roosevelt for 7 months, then Lieutenant Colonel Michael S. Currin took over in May 1943.

  • Vangunu Island (21 June – 11 July 1943)
  • New Georgia (18 July – 28 August 1943)
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  1. RAIDERS Courtway, Anthony B., Jr.

    SURNAME Courtway FORENAME Anthony B., Jr. UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company N) RANK Private NUMBER 449003 DATE OF DEATH 1st July 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California, USA. Plot B, 440A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.01.1923, Washington, USA...

  2. RAIDERS Chatfield, John Joseph

    SURNAME Chatfield FORENAME John Joseph ("Jack") UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company O) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 355328 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot A, 323 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born...

  3. RAIDERS Zwick, Fred John

    SURNAME Zwick FORENAME Fred John UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company O) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 279148 DATE OF DEATH 1st July 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot N, Row 3, Grave 200 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Litchfield...

  4. RAIDERS Cash, Robert Dennis

    SURNAME Cash FORENAME Robert Dennis UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 447475 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Indiana, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Gary, Indiana born 26.12.1922 employed...

  5. RAIDERS Burkholder, Melville Marsden

    SURNAME Burkholder FORENAME Melville Marsden UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company Q) RANK Private NUMBER 423553 DATE OF DEATH 1st July 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Walls of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Bearcreek...

  6. RAIDERS Buckley, Thomas Francis

    SURNAME Buckley FORENAME Thomas Francis UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company O) RANK Private NUMBER 414768 DATE OF DEATH 1st July 1973 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot N, Row 7, Grave 171 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 19.11.1924...

  7. RAIDERS Bryant, Everett, Jr.

    SURNAME Bryant FORENAME Everett, Jr. UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 472392 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Michigan born...

  8. RAIDERS Bruck, Edward Porter, Jr.

    SURNAME Bruck FORENAME Edward Porter, Jr. UNIT 4th Marine Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 443072 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 18 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot N, Row 15, Grave 157 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided...

  9. RAIDERS Ferrin, Harold Charles

    SURNAME Ferrin FORENAME Harold Charles UNIT Navy Corpsman attached to 4th Raider Battalion RANK Pharmacist's Mate Second Class NUMBER AWARD Silver Star PLACE New Georgia (20th July 1943) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 13.04.1922 enlisted 03.06.1941, Fort Snelling 22.05.1944 married...

  10. RAIDERS Barnes, Donald Anthony

    SURNAME Barnes FORENAME Donald Anthony UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company Q) RANK Private NUMBER 474483 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Cudahy, Wisconsin born 26.05.1924...

  11. RAIDERS Allen, Carroll Hinton

    SURNAME Allen FORENAME Carroll Hinton UNIT 4th Raider Battalion (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 465833 DATE OF DEATH 20th July 1943 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Sunset Cemetery, Dresden, Tennessee, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided 2025 Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois born 18.12.1922...
  12. Robert Walker Mathews

    Robert Walker Mathews

    Robert Walker Mathews photo source : Raider Patch (January 1978) born 15.09.1920, Homer, Louisiana early 1942 assigned to 3 Commando in UK for training. (1 of only 10 Raiders to wear the 3 Commando shoulder patch) trained 4th Raider Battalion trained over 600 Raider replacements rejoined 4th...
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  13. Edwin Blomberg

    Edwin Blomberg

    Edwin Roger “The Swede” Blomberg born 22.12.1920, Ogema, Wisconsin, USA from Ogema, Wisconsin father George Frank Blomberg (1891-1945) mother Lillian Clarisa (nee Risberg) Blomberg (1896-1953) 1939 graduated Rib Lake High School enlisted 19.08.1942 4th Raider Bn. served Guadalcanal, New Georgia...
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  14. Jackson Salter

    Jackson Salter

    born 17.08.1924 Newton, Massachusetts entered service 4.6.1942 Phoenix, Arizona 3 Bn 9 Marines 4 Raider Bn (Company D) 1942 4 Raider Bn (Company Q) 1943 WIA 20.7.1943 Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I. Company F,2 Bn,4 Marine Regiment (Sgt) discharged April 1945 USMCR until 1.6.1977 (retired as...
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  15. RAIDERS Stea, Anthony Joseph

    SURNAME Stea FORENAME Anthony Joseph UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company N) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 472408 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Chicago, Illinois, USA resided New York, New York

  16. RAIDERS Rogers, Neil Lewis

    SURNAME Rogers FORENAME Neil Lewis UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company Q) RANK Private NUMBER 832201 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 02.06.1923, Union City, Pennsylvania, USA resided Warren, Ohio enlisted 11.03.1943 discharged 27.12.1945 29.07.1950 married...

  17. RAIDERS Kingsley, Luke Augustus, Jr

    SURNAME Kingsley FORENAME Luke Augustus, Jr UNIT 4 Raider Bn (HQ) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 462788 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Guam 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.06.1925, Memphis, Tennessee father Luke Augustus Kingsley (1889-1984) mother Mary Leicester (nee Emerson)...

  18. RAIDERS Goheen, Richard Rhea Patton

    SURNAME Goheen FORENAME Richard Rhea Patton UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company P) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER 0-18851 AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Okinawa 1945 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 01.10.1914, Venguria, India father Robert Harold Hull Goheen (1880-1968) mother Anne Keziah (nee...

  19. RAIDERS Driskell, Joseph Richard

    SURNAME Driskell FORENAME Joseph Richard ("Joe") UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company B) RANK Platoon Sergeant NUMBER 283270 (enlisted) 0-44421 (commissioned) AWARD Navy Cross PLACE Pearl Harbor 1941 (pre Raider) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.09.1916, Tere Haute, Indiana father William...

  20. RAIDERS Teague, Wauss Robert

    SURNAME Teague FORENAME Wauss Robert UNIT 4 Raider Bn (Company Q) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 323703 AWARD Distinguished Service Cross PLACE New Georgia 1943 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 11.04.1922, Childress, Texas, USA father James Robert Teague (1894-1961) mother Mary Tommie (nee...
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