- SURNAME
Giffels
- FORENAME
Gordon Joseph
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company C)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
267534
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.12.1917, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
father Edwin Giffels (1892-1965)
mother Rosa H. (nee Elsenberger) Giffels (1893-1945)
attended Stroudsburg High School (Graduated 1936)
1938 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Rosa H. Giffels, 619 King Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
KIA Tulagi, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99529091/gordon-j-giffelsSERVICE HISTORY:
GIFFELS, Gordon J., Sgt 521/607/653/651 SN: 267534
Born: 27 Dec 1917 Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 06 Sep 1938 (Home of Record: 619 King Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1938 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Phila., PA "6Sep38; 6, Jdenl at RS Phila., Pa.; to RD, MB, Parris Island, S.C."
Recruit Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Sep 1938 Pvt, RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC "6Sep38; 7, Jdenl fr DHS Phila., Pa.; 7-30, RI"
Oct 1938 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Nov 1938 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-4, RI; 5, to FMB, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA"
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Nov-Dec 1938 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Sep38;5, jdfr RD Det, MB, PI, SC; 23-27Nov, 28-31Dec, on fur"
Jan-Mar 1939 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Camp Johnson, Culebra, P.R. "1-6Jan, fur; 12Jan emb abd USS WYOMING, 12-19, abd USS WYOMING for trans to Culebra, P.R.;1-13Mar, at Culebra, P.R.; 14-17Mar, abd USS NEW YORK, enroute to NOB, Norfolk, Va; 18Mar, arr at NOB, Norfolk; 20-31, MB, Quantico, Va"
Apr-Jun 1939 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "5-20Apr, fur"
Jul-Dec 1939 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Jul, pro; 20-30Aug, 1Sep only, temp det d in conn with record practice mach gun and combat practice firing of 81mm Mortar Plt and the AntiTank Plt at PA State Mil Res, Indiantown Gap, Pa;19-26Nov, fur; 25-31Dec, fur"
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, 5thMar Camp, Culebra, P.R. "1-3Jan, fur"
Mar-Aug 1940 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "17-31Mar, fur; 18Apr, qual Mks; 12-25May, temp det d with Co D"
Sep 1940 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, MB, Quantico, VA "12, pro (Temp W)"
Oct-Dec 1940 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba; Culebra, P.R. "4-9Nov, temp d USS BARNETT at Gtmo Bay, Cuba, conn ship to shore exercises; 10-13Nov, temp d USS MC CAWLEY at Gtmo Bay, Cuba, conn ship to shore exercises. 14Nov, sailed; 15-30Nov, 1-11Dec, in Puerto Rican area conn Combat Team exercises & trng.; 12Dec, at arr and 13Dec, disemb NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Jan 1941 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, On board USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R.
Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Cpl, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "11-30, on fur."
HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On board USS LITTLE, Miami, FL "on bd USS MC KEAN, TransDiv11, for such d as the CinC, Atlantic Fleet may direct.; AWOL fr 5:30pm, 19 to 9:30am, 22; 22-27, PAL AOH; 28-31, PAL AT1SCM;31, SCM for AWOL"
Oct 1941 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "1, tr to Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Post"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Sep38;1, jdfr HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Post"
Company D, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, MB, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA "1-3, fur."
Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, MB, Quantico, VA
Apr 1942 Sgt, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, ACAF, MB, Quantico, VA "1, entrained at MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-4, enroute; 4, arr & detrained at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 4-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa; 30, disemb and encamped at Tutuila, Samoa"
Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Sgt, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) "4, emb on bd the USS HEYWOOD for transport fr Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 25, emb on bd USS MANOWIA for spl assignment and sailed same date."
Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Sgt, Co C, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) "7, Killed in Action at Tulagi, Solomon Islands and buried in US Naval Cemetery on island, Row #?, Grave #?; GO#20 does not apply
Born: 27 Dec 1917 Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 06 Sep 1938 (Home of Record: 619 King Street, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1938 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Phila., PA "6Sep38; 6, Jdenl at RS Phila., Pa.; to RD, MB, Parris Island, S.C."
Recruit Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Sep 1938 Pvt, RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC "6Sep38; 7, Jdenl fr DHS Phila., Pa.; 7-30, RI"
Oct 1938 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Nov 1938 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-4, RI; 5, to FMB, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA"
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Nov-Dec 1938 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Sep38;5, jdfr RD Det, MB, PI, SC; 23-27Nov, 28-31Dec, on fur"
Jan-Mar 1939 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Camp Johnson, Culebra, P.R. "1-6Jan, fur; 12Jan emb abd USS WYOMING, 12-19, abd USS WYOMING for trans to Culebra, P.R.;1-13Mar, at Culebra, P.R.; 14-17Mar, abd USS NEW YORK, enroute to NOB, Norfolk, Va; 18Mar, arr at NOB, Norfolk; 20-31, MB, Quantico, Va"
Apr-Jun 1939 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "5-20Apr, fur"
Jul-Dec 1939 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Jul, pro; 20-30Aug, 1Sep only, temp det d in conn with record practice mach gun and combat practice firing of 81mm Mortar Plt and the AntiTank Plt at PA State Mil Res, Indiantown Gap, Pa;19-26Nov, fur; 25-31Dec, fur"
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, 5thMar Camp, Culebra, P.R. "1-3Jan, fur"
Mar-Aug 1940 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "17-31Mar, fur; 18Apr, qual Mks; 12-25May, temp det d with Co D"
Sep 1940 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, MB, Quantico, VA "12, pro (Temp W)"
Oct-Dec 1940 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba; Culebra, P.R. "4-9Nov, temp d USS BARNETT at Gtmo Bay, Cuba, conn ship to shore exercises; 10-13Nov, temp d USS MC CAWLEY at Gtmo Bay, Cuba, conn ship to shore exercises. 14Nov, sailed; 15-30Nov, 1-11Dec, in Puerto Rican area conn Combat Team exercises & trng.; 12Dec, at arr and 13Dec, disemb NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Jan 1941 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, On board USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R.
Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Cpl, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "11-30, on fur."
HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 Cpl, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On board USS LITTLE, Miami, FL "on bd USS MC KEAN, TransDiv11, for such d as the CinC, Atlantic Fleet may direct.; AWOL fr 5:30pm, 19 to 9:30am, 22; 22-27, PAL AOH; 28-31, PAL AT1SCM;31, SCM for AWOL"
Oct 1941 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "1, tr to Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Post"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "6Sep38;1, jdfr HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Post"
Company D, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, MB, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA "1-3, fur."
Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, MB, Quantico, VA
Apr 1942 Sgt, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, ACAF, MB, Quantico, VA "1, entrained at MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-4, enroute; 4, arr & detrained at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 4-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa; 30, disemb and encamped at Tutuila, Samoa"
Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Sgt, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) "4, emb on bd the USS HEYWOOD for transport fr Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 25, emb on bd USS MANOWIA for spl assignment and sailed same date."
Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Sgt, Co C, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) "7, Killed in Action at Tulagi, Solomon Islands and buried in US Naval Cemetery on island, Row #?, Grave #?; GO#20 does not apply
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