Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Home
Categories
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New profile posts
New article comments
Latest activity
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Awards
Popski's Private Army Roster
Operations
War Diaries
Today In History
Web Links
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Combs, John Garnold
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Greek Adventure
By Jack Gage
These Men Are Dangerous: The S.A.S. at War
By Derrick Harrison
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 60716" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Combs</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Garnold</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st Raider Battalion (Company C)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Platoon Sergeant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>259067</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>11th July 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>AGE</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>25</em></em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Oakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA. Section 11, Lot 54, Plot 4</em></em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>born 17.08.1917, Surry County, North Carolina, USA</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>father William Dixie Combs (1886-1966)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>mother Nora Mae (nee Tilley) Combs (1888-1968)</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>wife Jane Rekiel Combs of Oil City</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>1937-1941 formerly Marine recruiting officer</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>1942 reenlisted</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>Next of kin - Wife, Mrs. John G. Combs, 1315 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>KIA Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><em>posthumous Silver Star</em></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-combs-grave.36289/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/36/36289-68b3d0db4ff7e5a2f44e588cf47624b4.jpg?1643886336" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 60716, member: 6852"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Combs[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Garnold[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1st Raider Battalion (Company C)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Platoon Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]259067[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]11th July 1943[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][I][B]AGE[/B][/I] [/LIST] [INDENT][I][I]25[/I][/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][I][B]GRAVESITE[/B][/I] [/LIST] [INDENT][I][I]Oakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA. Section 11, Lot 54, Plot 4[/I][/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][I][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B][/I] [/LIST] [INDENT][I][I]born 17.08.1917, Surry County, North Carolina, USA[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]father William Dixie Combs (1886-1966)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]mother Nora Mae (nee Tilley) Combs (1888-1968)[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]wife Jane Rekiel Combs of Oil City[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]1937-1941 formerly Marine recruiting officer[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]1942 reenlisted[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]Next of kin - Wife, Mrs. John G. Combs, 1315 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]KIA Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][I]posthumous Silver Star[/I][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-combs-grave.36289/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/36/36289-68b3d0db4ff7e5a2f44e588cf47624b4.jpg?1643886336[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Combs, John Garnold
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top