- SURNAME
Eschler
- FORENAME
Melvin T.
- UNIT
1st Parachute Regiment (Weapons Company)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
461804
- DATE OF DEATH
9th December 1943
- AGE
23
- GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot P,270
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 26.08.1921 Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
father Alma Lehi Eschler (1888-1972)
mother Viola Carrie (nee Teuscher) Eschler (1900-1994)
employed by U.S. Mine
16.02.1942 draft card Raymond, Idaho
19.10.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alma L. Eschler, Raymond, Idaho
09.12.1943 KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
10.12.1944 declared dead
1951 remains re-interred National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
DATE OF DEATH:
09-Dec-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3774133/melvin-t-eschlerSERVICE HISTORY:
ESCHLER, Melvin T, PFC 745 SN: 461804
Born: 26 Aug 1921 Bear Lake, Idaho
Enlisted USMCR: 19 Oct 1942 DHS Salt Lake City, UT (Home of Record: Raymond, Idaho)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section P, Row 0, Grave 270)
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “19Oct42; 21, jdfr WRD; 19, enl DHS Salt Lake City, Utah”
Dec 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”19Oct42; 1-16, Studpara; 17, Desig. Para; 17, pro to PFC(TW) by CO Post; To rank fr 17Jan43; 17-22, Para; 23, to Trng Cntr, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “19Oct42; 23, jdfr ParaTrngCt, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Weapons Company, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Jul 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.) “6, emb and sailed on bd LST V-10C fr Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 8, arr & disem at Vella Lavella, B.S.I.
Jan 1944 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 1-8, MIA; 8, tr by S/RS to POW & Missing Persons Detachment, HQ, US Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.”
Prisoners of War & Missing Persons Detachmen, HQ, USMC, Washington, D.C
Jan 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “19Oct42; 9, jdfr Weapons Company, 1st MarParaRegt, 1stMAC. MIA since 9Dec43”
Apr 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43”
Jul 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43”
Oct 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43
Born: 26 Aug 1921 Bear Lake, Idaho
Enlisted USMCR: 19 Oct 1942 DHS Salt Lake City, UT (Home of Record: Raymond, Idaho)
Died: 09 Dec 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section P, Row 0, Grave 270)
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “19Oct42; 21, jdfr WRD; 19, enl DHS Salt Lake City, Utah”
Dec 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”19Oct42; 1-16, Studpara; 17, Desig. Para; 17, pro to PFC(TW) by CO Post; To rank fr 17Jan43; 17-22, Para; 23, to Trng Cntr, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “19Oct42; 23, jdfr ParaTrngCt, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Weapons Company, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Jul 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.) “6, emb and sailed on bd LST V-10C fr Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 8, arr & disem at Vella Lavella, B.S.I.
Jan 1944 PFC, WpnsCo, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para; 1-8, MIA; 8, tr by S/RS to POW & Missing Persons Detachment, HQ, US Marine Corps, Washington, D.C.”
Prisoners of War & Missing Persons Detachmen, HQ, USMC, Washington, D.C
Jan 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “19Oct42; 9, jdfr Weapons Company, 1st MarParaRegt, 1stMAC. MIA since 9Dec43”
Apr 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43”
Jul 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43”
Oct 1944 PFC, POW & Missing Persons Det, HQ, USMC, Wash., D.C “MIA since 9Dec43
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