- SURNAME
Tatum
- FORENAME
Curtis Addison
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
2nd Lieutenant
- NUMBER
15281
- DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1943
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Louisiana, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 03.12.1917 Louisiana, USA
father Curtis Winfred Tatum (1886-1967)
mother Sallie C. (nee Cates) Tatum (1893-1983)
02.1937 enlisted Marine Corps
08.1942 assigned 4th Marine Raider Bn. (Platoon Sgt)
02.1943 2nd Lieutenant
Next of kin - Father. Mr. Curtis W. Tatum, Converse, Louisiana
KIA Bairoko Harbour, Solomon Islands
posthumous Silver Star
DATE OF DEATH:
20-Jul-1943AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/tatum-curtis-addison.59675/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 Second Lieutenant Curtis A. Tatum (MCSN: 0-1528), United States Marine Corps, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands on 20 July 1943. During the entire course of an attack lasting about six hours Second Lieutenant Tatum continued to lead his platoon aggressively against extremely heavy opposition from the enemy who were occupying strong positions. Disregarding his personal safety he directed the platoon's fire in the destruction of two hostile machine gun emplacements which he had personally located. In doing so Second Lieutenant Tatum sacrificed his life.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/38989https://www.fold3.com/memorial/657807459/2nd-lt-curtis-addison-tatum-usmc
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14349542/curtis-addison-tatum
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