- SURNAME
Ashdown
- FORENAME
Gerald Rudolph
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company B)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
418302
- DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Manilla American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot L, Row 12, Grave 93
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided E Palestine, Ohio
born 09.04.1923, E Palestine, Ohio, USA
mother Louise M. Ashdown, 1276 West 112th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
employed by East Ohio Gas Company, Youngstown, Ohio
enlisted 27.06.1942, Col City, Ohio
04.1943 1st Raider Bn.
KIA Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56764535/gerald-rudolph-ashdownSERVICE HISTORY:
ASHDOWN, Gerald R., Pvt 521/522/745(Rifleman) SN: 418302
Born: 09 Apr 1923 Columbiana, Ohio
Enlisted USMCR: 20 Jul 1942 (Home of Record: 1276 W. 112th Street, Cleveland, Ohio)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section L, Row 12, Grave 93)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Jul 1942 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “20Jul42; Jdenl at DHS Cleveland, Ohio and tr to RD, MB, PI, SC”
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “20Jul42; 22, jdfr CRD; 20, enl fr RS Cleveland, Oh.; 31, Tr to 10thRecBn, RDep, Post”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Elizabeth City, NC
Oct 1942 Pvt, MB, NAS, Elizabeth City, NC “26, to TC, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “20Jul42; 29, jdfr MB, NAS, Elizabeth City, NC”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “20Jul42; 27, to CasDet, IMAC”
Casual Detachment, Casual & Replacement Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, CasDet, Cas&ReplBn, IMAC, In the Field “20Jul42; 27, jdfr 6thReplBn”
Company B, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “16-20 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng.”
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “20Jul42; 4, emb abd USS KILTY 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.”
Born: 09 Apr 1923 Columbiana, Ohio
Enlisted USMCR: 20 Jul 1942 (Home of Record: 1276 W. 112th Street, Cleveland, Ohio)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section L, Row 12, Grave 93)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Jul 1942 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “20Jul42; Jdenl at DHS Cleveland, Ohio and tr to RD, MB, PI, SC”
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “20Jul42; 22, jdfr CRD; 20, enl fr RS Cleveland, Oh.; 31, Tr to 10thRecBn, RDep, Post”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Elizabeth City, NC
Oct 1942 Pvt, MB, NAS, Elizabeth City, NC “26, to TC, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “20Jul42; 29, jdfr MB, NAS, Elizabeth City, NC”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “20Jul42; 27, to CasDet, IMAC”
Casual Detachment, Casual & Replacement Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, CasDet, Cas&ReplBn, IMAC, In the Field “20Jul42; 27, jdfr 6thReplBn”
Company B, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “16-20 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng.”
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co B, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “20Jul42; 4, emb abd USS KILTY 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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