- SURNAME
Maye
- FORENAME
Joseph Francis
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn/Regiment (Company A)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
280940
- DATE OF DEATH
14th September 1942
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
St Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Section JNA, Lot 356, Grave 1
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Boston, Massachusetts
born 09.03.1920, Massachusetts, USA
father Thomas Francis Maye (1881-1958)
mother Mary B. (nee Lonergan) Maye (1882-1984)
1938 graduated Mechanic Arts High School
19.01.1940 entered service
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Mary B. Maye, 21 Stellman Road, Roslindale, Boston, Massachusetts
KIA Guadalcanal
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214804675/joseph-francis-mayeSERVICE HISTORY:
MAYE, Joseph F, Cpl SN: 280940
Born: 09 Mar 1920 Massachusetts
Enlisted USMC: 19 Jan 1940 RS, Boston MA (Home of Record: 21 Stellman Road, Roslindale, Massachusetts)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA (Suffolk County)
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 407 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1940 Pvt, Hq, ERD, 407 New Custom House, Phila. PA “19Jan40, 19, Jdenl at RS Boston, Mass; To MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Recruiting Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, Parris Island, SC “19Jan40; 21, Jdenl fr MBNY, Boston, Mass.; 21-31, RI”
Feb 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, Parris Island, SC “19Jan40; 1-20, RI; 12, qual Mks.; 21, To MB, Quantico, Va. FFT to MBSB, New London, CT”
Marine Barracks, Submarine Base, New London, CT
Feb 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT “19Jan40; 21, jdfr RDep Det, Parris Island SC”
Mar-May 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT
Jun 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT “ 14, to MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.”
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Jun 1940 Pvt, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va. “19Jan40; 15, Jdfr MB, SB, New London, CT
Jul 1940 Pvt, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va. “19Jan40; 1. To MD, USS WICHITA”
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA, Atlantic Fleet
Jul 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea “19, jdfr Sea SchDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.1, emb & sailed fr NOB, Norfolk via USS WALKE. 19, arr & disemb at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 19-24, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 25-30, enroute to Bahia, Brazil”
Aug-Sep 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina)
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Dec 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA “7-16, on fur.; 18, to Bks Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NNYd, Norfolk, VA “18, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Mar 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ “Member parachute det under instn; 19, rated Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Apr 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ “1-12, spl 1cl parachutist under instn; 7, pro. (TA). 12, qual parachutist. 13, to 2nd Parachute Co, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Parachute Company, Division Special Troops, 2ndMarine Division, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 PFC, 2nd ParaCo, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “17, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst,19Mar41 rated Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company A, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co A, 2ndParaBn, 1stMAW, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA ”Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 24-29, temp d at MB Quantico, Va. in conn with Navy Day activities at Anacostia, D.C.”
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 24-31, Temp d at Ft Benning, Ga. in conn standardization Para equipment. ”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company A, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; 15, jdfr Co”B”, (Intra-Bn)”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”14, KIA
Born: 09 Mar 1920 Massachusetts
Enlisted USMC: 19 Jan 1940 RS, Boston MA (Home of Record: 21 Stellman Road, Roslindale, Massachusetts)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Saint Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA (Suffolk County)
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 407 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1940 Pvt, Hq, ERD, 407 New Custom House, Phila. PA “19Jan40, 19, Jdenl at RS Boston, Mass; To MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Recruiting Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, Parris Island, SC “19Jan40; 21, Jdenl fr MBNY, Boston, Mass.; 21-31, RI”
Feb 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, Parris Island, SC “19Jan40; 1-20, RI; 12, qual Mks.; 21, To MB, Quantico, Va. FFT to MBSB, New London, CT”
Marine Barracks, Submarine Base, New London, CT
Feb 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT “19Jan40; 21, jdfr RDep Det, Parris Island SC”
Mar-May 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT
Jun 1940 Pvt, MB, SB, New London, CT “ 14, to MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.”
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Jun 1940 Pvt, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va. “19Jan40; 15, Jdfr MB, SB, New London, CT
Jul 1940 Pvt, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va. “19Jan40; 1. To MD, USS WICHITA”
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA, Atlantic Fleet
Jul 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea “19, jdfr Sea SchDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.1, emb & sailed fr NOB, Norfolk via USS WALKE. 19, arr & disemb at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 19-24, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 25-30, enroute to Bahia, Brazil”
Aug-Sep 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina)
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Dec 1940 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA “7-16, on fur.; 18, to Bks Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NNYd, Norfolk, VA “18, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Mar 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ “Member parachute det under instn; 19, rated Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Apr 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ “1-12, spl 1cl parachutist under instn; 7, pro. (TA). 12, qual parachutist. 13, to 2nd Parachute Co, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Parachute Company, Division Special Troops, 2ndMarine Division, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1941 PFC, 2nd ParaCo, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA “17, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst,19Mar41 rated Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company A, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co A, 2ndParaBn, 1stMAW, FMF, NAS, NOB, Norfolk, VA ”Spl 1cl Parachutist”
Company B, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 24-29, temp d at MB Quantico, Va. in conn with Navy Day activities at Anacostia, D.C.”
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 24-31, Temp d at Ft Benning, Ga. in conn standardization Para equipment. ”
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company A, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; 15, jdfr Co”B”, (Intra-Bn)”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co A, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”14, KIA
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