- SURNAME
Hudson
- FORENAME
George Alexander, Jr.
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company K)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
507971
- DATE OF DEATH
1st November 1943
- AGE
18
- GRAVESITE
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Section 34, Site 4957
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 20.06.1925, China
father George Alexander Hudson (1894-1982)
mother Katherine Elizabeth (nee Hodgson) Hudson (1897-1962)
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Katherine H. Hudson, P.O. Box 330, Nashville, Tennessee
KIA Puruata Island, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49208564/george-alexander-hudsonSERVICE HISTORY:
HUDSON, George A., Jr, PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 507971
Born: 20 Jun 1925 Tennessee
Enlisted USMCR: 22 Feb 1943 (Home of Record: Tennessee)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA (Section 34, Grave 4957)
6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "22Feb43; 25, jdfr SRD"
Apr 1943 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "8, qual SS; 21, tr fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); tr to TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Headquarters Company, School Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, HqCo, SchBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "22Feb43; 21, jdfr 6thRBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; Stud, Japanese Language School"
22nd Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, 22ndReplBn, FMF, Aboard SS BLOEMFONTEIN (At Sea) "22Feb43; 1, emb and sailed from San Diego, Calif. aboard SS BLOEMFONTEIN; 25, to 3rdRdrBn, 1stMAC"
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "22Feb43; 25, jdfr 22ndReplBn"
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 1, Killed in Action
Born: 20 Jun 1925 Tennessee
Enlisted USMCR: 22 Feb 1943 (Home of Record: Tennessee)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA (Section 34, Grave 4957)
6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "22Feb43; 25, jdfr SRD"
Apr 1943 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "8, qual SS; 21, tr fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); tr to TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Headquarters Company, School Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, HqCo, SchBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "22Feb43; 21, jdfr 6thRBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; Stud, Japanese Language School"
22nd Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, 22ndReplBn, FMF, Aboard SS BLOEMFONTEIN (At Sea) "22Feb43; 1, emb and sailed from San Diego, Calif. aboard SS BLOEMFONTEIN; 25, to 3rdRdrBn, 1stMAC"
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "22Feb43; 25, jdfr 22ndReplBn"
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 1, Killed in Action
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