- SURNAME
Carney
- FORENAME
William Daniel
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company B)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
298524
- DATE OF DEATH
8th September 1942
- AGE
23
- GRAVESITE
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Section 12, Site 3265
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 14.04.1919, Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
father William Carney (1881-1945)
mother Ellen Rose (nee Crouse) Carney (1882-1967)
graduated Cresson High School
employed by Hussey Copper Company
09.1940 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Rose E. Crouse, 223 Kelly Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
KIA Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
08-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49163943/william-daniel-carneySERVICE HISTORY:
CARNEY, William D., Cpl 521/745/653 SN: 298524
Born: 14 Apr 1919 Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 09 Oct 1940 (Home of Record: 223 Kelly Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania)
Died: 08 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA (Section 12, Site 3265)
Eastern Recruiting Division, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1940 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA “9Oct40; 9, Acc & enl at DHS Pittsburgh, Pa.; 10, to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “9Oct40; 11, Jdenl fr DHS Pittsburgh, Pa.”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “30, Qual Mks.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “10, to Prov Co “U”, Post”
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “9Oct40; 1, jdfr Prov Co U, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MC KEAN, Miami, FL “Abd USS MC KEAN for such duty as the CinC of the Atlantic Fleet may direct.”
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company B, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 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 Cpl, Co B, 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; 11, disemb; 23, emb on bd USS COLHOUN for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands) “8, Killed in Action
Born: 14 Apr 1919 Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 09 Oct 1940 (Home of Record: 223 Kelly Street, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania)
Died: 08 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA (Section 12, Site 3265)
Eastern Recruiting Division, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1940 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA “9Oct40; 9, Acc & enl at DHS Pittsburgh, Pa.; 10, to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “9Oct40; 11, Jdenl fr DHS Pittsburgh, Pa.”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “30, Qual Mks.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “10, to Prov Co “U”, Post”
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “9Oct40; 1, jdfr Prov Co U, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MC KEAN, Miami, FL “Abd USS MC KEAN for such duty as the CinC of the Atlantic Fleet may direct.”
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company B, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co B, 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 Cpl, Co B, 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; 11, disemb; 23, emb on bd USS COLHOUN for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Company B, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co B, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands) “8, Killed in Action
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