- SURNAME
Duryea
- FORENAME
Justin Gates
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company B)
- RANK
Captain
- NUMBER
0-6114
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Guadalcanal 1942
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.7.1916 Newburgh,New York
later 27th Marine Regiment (HQ Company - R.3) (LtCol) until 5.3.1945
retired USMC (Colonel)
lawyer
married Catharina White (died 1989) (3 children)
died 22.6.2001 Gladwyne,Pennsylvania
Locust Cemetery,Muttontown,Nassau County,New York
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel Justin G. Duryea (MCSN: 0-6114), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of the First Battalion, Twenty-seventh Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, from 5 to 9 March 1945. When his Battalion Commander became a casualty, Lieutenant Colonel Duryea assumed command and, in the face of heavy enemy shellfire, courageously led his men until he was seriously wounded while on a reconnaissance in front of his own lines. By his able leadership, sound tactical judgment and tireless devotion to duty, he served as an inspiration to the officers and men of his Regiment and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/36171
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