Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Dees
  • FORENAME
Howell Cobb
  • UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company E)
  • RANK
Corporal
  • NUMBER
294740
  • DATE OF DEATH
14th September 1942
  • AGE
20
  • GRAVESITE
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Section 12, Site 2259
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.05.1922
father John Monroe Dees (1894-1953)
mother Willie Blanch (nee Hancock) Dees (1902-1990)
Next of kin - Father, Mr. John M. Dees, Ambrose, Georgia
KIA Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

14-Sep-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49227364/howell-cobb-dees

SERVICE HISTORY:

DEES, Howell C., Cpl 521/745/653(Asst Squad Leder) SN: 294740
Born: 15 May 1922 Georgia
Enlisted USMC: 10 Sep 1940 (Home of Record: Ambrose, Georgia)
Died: 14 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA (Section 12, Site 2259).

Southern Recruiting Division, New Orleans, LA
Sep 1940 Pvt, SRD, New Orleans, LA “10Sep40; 10, Acc & enl at DHS Macon, Ga.; 11, to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Sep 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “10Sep40; 11, Jdenl fr DHS Macon, Ga.”
Oct 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “25, unqual”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “14, to Prov Co “K”, Post”

Provisional Company K, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Nov 1940 Pvt, ProvCo K, MB, Parris Island, SC “10Sep40; 14, jdfr 1stRBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Dec 1940 Pvt, ProvCo K, MB, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Jan 1941 Pvt, ProvCo K, MB, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “1, tr to Co B, 1stBn, 7thRegt, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba.”

Company B, 1st Battalion, 7thMarines, 1stMarine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On board USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “3Sep40; 1, jdfr Prov Co “G”, Gtmo Bay, Cuba; 8, to HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5thMarines, 1stMarine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1st MarBrig, FMF, On board USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “3Sep40; 8, jdfr Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”

Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 1stMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “23-30, on fur.”

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 5thMarines, 1stMarine Division, FMF, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1941 Pvt, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “On bd USS LITTLE TransDiv 11, for such d as the CinC, Atlantic Fleet may direct.”
Headquarters Company, 1stBattalion, 5thMarines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, HqCo, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA

HQ Company, 1stSeparate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, HqCo, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA “1, by S/Rs to Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1st MD, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-3, on fur”
Company D, 1stSeparate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA “1, jdby S/Rs fr HqCo, 1st SepBn, 1st MD, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-3, on fur.; 4, jd in person; 6-13, on bd USS COLHOUN for duty under the CinC, Atlantic Fleet”

Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA,
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, ACAF, MB, Quantico, VA “14, pro (Org W); 1, entrained at MB, Quantico, Va.; 1-4, enroute; 4, arr & detrained at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 4-11, 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; 30, disemb and encamped at Tutuila, Samoa”
Company E, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “4, emb on bd the USS HEYWOOD for transport fr Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 25, emb on bd USS MANOWIA for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is)
Sep 1942 Cpl, Co E, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Is) “14, Killed in Action at Gaudalcanal, Solomon Islands and buried in US Naval Cemetery on island, Row #?, Grave #?; GO#20 does not apply
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