- SURNAME
Daniels
- FORENAME
Charlie Esau
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company D)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
315910
- DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, USA. Plot E-280
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 20.04.1923, Midland County, Michigan, USA
father Louis Daniels (1891-1975)
mother Phyllis Ivy (nee Brazier) Daniels (1902-2000)
attended Coleman High School
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Louis Daniels, RFD 1, Sanford, Michigan
08.07.1941 enlisted
KIA Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2886192/charlie-e-danielsSERVICE HISTORY:
DANIELS, Charlie E., PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 315910
Born: 20 Apr 1923 Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 07 Jul 1941 (Home of Record: RFD 1, Sanford, Michigan)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL (Section E, Grave 280)
Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jul 1941 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “7Jul41; 7, Jd enl at DHS Detroit, Mich. To MB, PI, SC same date”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1941 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “7Jul41; 9, Jdfr DHS Detroit, Mich.”
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Oct 1941 Pvt, SeaS Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA
Marine Barracks, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.
Jan 1942 Pvt, MB, NTS, Newport, R.I.
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA
Apr 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “1-3 at sea; 4 only at sea and at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 5-27, at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 28 only at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland and at sea; 29-30, at sea.”
Jul 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “1, sailed fr Seydisfjordur, Iceland; 2-7, at sea; 8, arr at Hvalfjordur, Iceland; 19, sailed; 21, arr at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 22, sailed; 23, arr Rosyth, Scotland; 24-31, at Rosyth Dock Yards, Scotland.”
Oct 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “AWOL fr 9:00pm, 24Sep42 to 6:30am, 6Oct42 when surr at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 1-5, AWOL; 6-22, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 23, by S/Rs to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
1st Casual Company, Guard Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Sn Diego, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, 1stCasCo, GdBn, MCB, San Diego, CA “7Jul41; 7, surr at this base at 6:30am, as a strag fr USS WICHITA since 4:00pm, 24Sep42; 7-28, conf AAHA; 29 only, conf AOH; 30-31, conf AT1 SCM; 29, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1”
12th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “15, to ReplBn, IMAC”
Replacement Battalion, Regulating Station, Transient Center, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, ReplBn, RS, TC, IMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “7Jul41; 15, jdfr 12thReplBn”
Company D, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “7Jul41; 4, emb abd USS MC CALLA 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 Island, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
Born: 20 Apr 1923 Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 07 Jul 1941 (Home of Record: RFD 1, Sanford, Michigan)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL (Section E, Grave 280)
Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jul 1941 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “7Jul41; 7, Jd enl at DHS Detroit, Mich. To MB, PI, SC same date”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1941 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “7Jul41; 9, Jdfr DHS Detroit, Mich.”
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Oct 1941 Pvt, SeaS Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA
Marine Barracks, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.
Jan 1942 Pvt, MB, NTS, Newport, R.I.
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA
Apr 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “1-3 at sea; 4 only at sea and at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 5-27, at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 28 only at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland and at sea; 29-30, at sea.”
Jul 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “1, sailed fr Seydisfjordur, Iceland; 2-7, at sea; 8, arr at Hvalfjordur, Iceland; 19, sailed; 21, arr at Scapa Flow, Orkney Is., Scotland; 22, sailed; 23, arr Rosyth, Scotland; 24-31, at Rosyth Dock Yards, Scotland.”
Oct 1942 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA “AWOL fr 9:00pm, 24Sep42 to 6:30am, 6Oct42 when surr at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 1-5, AWOL; 6-22, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 23, by S/Rs to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
1st Casual Company, Guard Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Sn Diego, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, 1stCasCo, GdBn, MCB, San Diego, CA “7Jul41; 7, surr at this base at 6:30am, as a strag fr USS WICHITA since 4:00pm, 24Sep42; 7-28, conf AAHA; 29 only, conf AOH; 30-31, conf AT1 SCM; 29, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1”
12th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “15, to ReplBn, IMAC”
Replacement Battalion, Regulating Station, Transient Center, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, ReplBn, RS, TC, IMAC, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “7Jul41; 15, jdfr 12thReplBn”
Company D, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “7Jul41; 4, emb abd USS MC CALLA 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 Island, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
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