- SURNAME
Chatfield
- FORENAME
John Joseph ("Jack")
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company O)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
355328
- DATE OF DEATH
4th July 1943
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot A, 323
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 26.09.1921, Fountain, Michigan, USA
father Orlo Herman Chatfield (1896-1962)
mother Katherine Marie (nee Abramouski) Chatfield (1896-1950)
1940 graduated Custer High School
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Katherine M. Chatfield, Free Soil, Michigan
01.1941 enlisted, Grand Rapids
basic training Harris Island, South Carolina (3 months)
WIA 01.07.1943
DOW Viru Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
04-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56117648/john-joseph-chatfieldSERVICE HISTORY:
CHATFIELD, John J., PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 355328
Born: 26 Sep 1921 Fountain, Mason County, Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 27 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: Free Soil, Michigan)
Died: 04 Jul 1943 (Died of Wounds, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Grave 323)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "27Jan42; 29, jdenl fr DHS Detroit, Mich."
Mar 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "to MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH"
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH
Apr 1942 Pvt, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH
Jul 1942 Pvt, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH
Oct 1942 PFC, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH "27Jan42; 14, to TTC, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "27Jan42; 24, jdfr MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "27Jan42; 1, wounded in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Tetamare Village on the west bank of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 4, died of wounds received in action; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 3, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: 26 Sep 1921 Fountain, Mason County, Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 27 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: Free Soil, Michigan)
Died: 04 Jul 1943 (Died of Wounds, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Grave 323)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "27Jan42; 29, jdenl fr DHS Detroit, Mich."
Mar 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "to MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH"
Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH
Apr 1942 Pvt, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH
Jul 1942 Pvt, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH
Oct 1942 PFC, MB, NYd, Portsmouth, NH "27Jan42; 14, to TTC, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "27Jan42; 24, jdfr MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PFC, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "27Jan42; 1, wounded in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Tetamare Village on the west bank of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 4, died of wounds received in action; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 3, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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