- SURNAME
Houser
- FORENAME
Elwood Brooks
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company O)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
441492
- DATE OF DEATH
1st July 1943
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Block D, Row 3, Grave 61
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.06.1921, Tryon, Nebraska, USA
father Brooks Daniel Houser (1885-1969)
mother Linda May (nee Long) Houser (1887-1950)
employed by George Hardin
16.02.1942 enlisted Illinois
Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks M. Houser, La Crosse, Missouri
KIA Viru Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237537458/elwood-brooks-houserSERVICE HISTORY:
HOUSER, Elwood B., Pvt 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 441492
Born: 15 Jun 1921
Enlisted USMCR: 24 Aug 1942 (Home of Record: LaCrosse, Missouri)
Died: 01 Jul 1943 (KIA, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section D, Row 3, Grave 61)
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "24Aug42; 27, jdfr CRD"
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "17, trans by S/Rs fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Casual Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24Aug42; 17, jdfr 9thRBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 27, to 4th Raider Bn, Camp Pendleton, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "24Aug42; 27, jdfr CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1, killed in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 2, Grave 3, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Born: 15 Jun 1921
Enlisted USMCR: 24 Aug 1942 (Home of Record: LaCrosse, Missouri)
Died: 01 Jul 1943 (KIA, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section D, Row 3, Grave 61)
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Aug 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "24Aug42; 27, jdfr CRD"
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "17, trans by S/Rs fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Casual Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24Aug42; 17, jdfr 9thRBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 27, to 4th Raider Bn, Camp Pendleton, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "24Aug42; 27, jdfr CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1, killed in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 2, Grave 3, New Georgia, B.S.I."
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