- SURNAME
Barcomb
- FORENAME
Charles Joseph
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
337135
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Saint Thomas Cemetery, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. St. Thomas Section
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 08.02.1921, New York, USA
father Charles A. Barcomb (1901-1972)
mother Clara D. (nee Langevin) Barcomb (1904-2001)
08.01.1942 entered service USMC
04.1942 1st Raider Bn.
Next of kin - Father, Mr Charles A. Barcomb, 32 Worcester Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts
KIA Tulagi, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83129629/charles-joseph-barcombSERVICE HISTORY:
BARCOMB, Charles J., PFC 521/745 SN: 337135
Born: 08 Feb 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 08 Jan 1942 DHS Springfield, MA (Home of Record: 32 Worcester Street, W. Springfield, MA)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Saint Thomas Cemetery, W. Springfield, Hampden County, MA (Section , Site )
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 1700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Phila., PA “8Jan42; 8, Jd enl at DHS Springfield, Mass. and tr to MB, PI, SC same date”
6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “8Jan42; 9, Jd enl at DHS Springfield, Mass.; 31, trans to MB, Quantico, Va.”
Company G, The Training Center, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Co G, TTC, MB, Quantico, VA “8Jan42; 31, jdfr 6thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa) “1, entrained at MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-5, enroute; 6, arr & detrained at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 6-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa”
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-4, at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “7, Killed in Action”
Born: 08 Feb 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 08 Jan 1942 DHS Springfield, MA (Home of Record: 32 Worcester Street, W. Springfield, MA)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Saint Thomas Cemetery, W. Springfield, Hampden County, MA (Section , Site )
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 1700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Phila., PA “8Jan42; 8, Jd enl at DHS Springfield, Mass. and tr to MB, PI, SC same date”
6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 6thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “8Jan42; 9, Jd enl at DHS Springfield, Mass.; 31, trans to MB, Quantico, Va.”
Company G, The Training Center, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Co G, TTC, MB, Quantico, VA “8Jan42; 31, jdfr 6thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa) “1, entrained at MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-5, enroute; 6, arr & detrained at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 6-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa”
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-4, at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “7, Killed in Action”
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