RAIDERS McSweeney, Hughie

No Guts, No Glory
By Jim Bolen

Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
McSweeney
  • FORENAME
Hughie
  • UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company D)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
324874
  • DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1943
  • AGE
19
  • GRAVESITE
Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Plot 7, 2161
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.03.1924 Alabama, USA
10.11.1941 entered service
Next of kin - Mother Mrs. Onvie McSweeney, Route 2, Box 151, Birmingham, Alabama
posthumous Silver Star
KIA New Georgia, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

10-Jul-1943

AWARD:

https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/mcsweeney-hughie.58433/

CITATION:

Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) (Posthumously) to Private First Class Hughie McSweeney (MCSN: 324874), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action at Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, on 10 July 1943. Wounded during a fierce charge on an enemy light machine-gun position that stood in the way of his company's advance, he refused to leave the scene of action until the mission was completed. His heroic effort aided materially in the complete destruction of the Japanese position. Private First Class McSweeney died during the night from wounds received in the attack.

WEB LINKS:

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/37716

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2945306/hughie-mcsweeney

SERVICE HISTORY:

MC SWEENEY, Hughie, PFC 521/522/745(Rifleman) SN: 324874
Born: 19 Mar 1924 Alabama
Enlisted USMC: 10 Nov 1941 (Home of Record: Rt. 2, Box 151, Birmingham, Alabama)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, AL (Section 7, Grave 2161)

Headquarters, Southern Recruiting Division, New Orleans, LA
Nov 1941 Pvt, Hq, SRD, New Orleans, LA “10Nov41; Jdenl at DHS Birmingham, Ala. and tr to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Nov 1941 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “10Nov41; 11, jdfr DHS Birmingham, Ala.”
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “7, to MB, Quantico, Va.”

Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, PA “10Nov41, 10, jdfr 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, PI, SC”
Apr 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, PA 15, to GdCo, NB, Washington, D.C.”
Guard Company, Navy Building, Washington, D.C.
Apr 1942 PFC, GdCo, NB, Washington, D.C. “10Nov41; 15, jdfr 1stGdCo, MBNYd, Phila., PA; 15, rated spl 6cl”
Jul 1942 PFC, 1stGdCo, GdBn, MB, Quantico, VA
Oct 1942 PFC, HqCo, GdBn, MB, Washington, D.C. “10Nov41, 1-11, PPrison Det; 12-25, Casual Plat; 26, to TC, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”

6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, 6thReplBn, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “10Nov41; 26, jdfr Navy Bldg, Washington, D.C.”
Jan 1943 PFC, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “5, to 1st Raider Bn”

Company D, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 PFC, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field “10Nov41; 5, jdfr 6thReplBn, IMAC, Noumea, N.C.”
Apr 1943 PFC, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “12-20 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “10Nov41; 4, emb abd USS MC CALLA at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia, B.S.I and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
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