PARAMARINES Martin, Emory Domingos

No Mean Soldier
By Peter McAleese

John Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Martin
  • FORENAME
Emory Domingos
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company C)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
269924
  • DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
  • AGE
22
  • GRAVESITE
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, Macon County, Georgia Section A Site 13:822
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Macon, Georgia
born 12.7.1920, Macon, Georgia, USA
father Domingos Souza Martin (1876-1948)
mother Emma Lee (nee Causey) Martin (1900-1973), 305 Fort Hill Street, Macon, Georgia
attended Lanier High School for Boys
3 years 121st Infantry, Georgia National Guard
26.01.1939 entered service
KIA Gavutu, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

07-Aug-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51139908/emory-domingos-martin

SERVICE HISTORY:

MARTIN, Emory D, PFC SN: 269924
Born: 12 Jul 1920 Macon, Georgia
Enlisted USMC: 26 Jan 1939 RS, Atlanta, GA (Home of Record: 305 Ft. Hill Street, Macon, GA)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Section A, Row 13, Grave 822)

Headquarters, Southern Recruiting Division, New Orleans, LA
Jan 1939 Pvt, Hq, SRD, New Orleans, LA “26Jan39; Acc & enl at DHS Macon, Ga.; 27, to MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “26Jan39; 27, Jdenl fr DHS, Macon, Ga.; 27-31, RI”
Feb 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI”
Mar 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI; 24, qual SS”
Apr 1939 Pvt, RecDepDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “ 1, To SeaS,, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.””
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Apr 1939 Pvt, SeaS Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA “26Jan39; 2, jdfr RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC; 20, to MD, USS RANGER.”

Marine Detachment, USS RANGER, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Apr 1939 Pvt, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA “26Jan39; 20, jdfr SeaS Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.”
May-Oct 1939 Pvt, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA
Nov 1939 Pvt, MD, USS RANGER, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Dec 1939 PFC, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA “22, pro(SA)”
Jan-May 1940 PFC, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA
Jun 1940 PFC, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA “1-14, temp d MB, Quantico, Va. in conn SATP; 12, qual SS”
Jul-Dec 1940 PFC, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA
Apr 1941 PFC, MD, USS RANGER, NNYd, Portsmouth,VA “23, to MB, NYd, New York, N.Y. by S/RS”

Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, New York, NY
Apr 1941 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, New York, NY “26Jan39; 23, jdby S/RS fr MD, USS RANGER”
Jul 1941 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, New York, NY “Temp d as spl sentinel, 30 Church St, 3dNavDistHq”
Oct 1941 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, New York, NY “Temp d as spl sentinel, 30 Church St, 3dNavDistHq ”
Jan 1942 PFC, BksDet, MBNY, New York, NY “26Jan39; 1-28, Temp d as spl sentinel, 30 Church St, 3dNavDistHq; 31, to MBNAS, Lakehurst, NJ, for Parachute Troop training.”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”26Jan39; 31, jdfr BksDet MBNY, New York, NY; 31 only, awtg assgt parachute det”

C Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Apr 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
C Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, C Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, C Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)”07, KIA
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