RAIDERS Fizur, Francis Joseph, Jr.

Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Fizur
  • FORENAME
Francis Joseph, Jr.
  • UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company B)
  • RANK
Corporal
  • NUMBER
265469
  • DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1943
  • AGE
22
  • GRAVESITE
Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 05.03.1921
father Frank J. Fizur
mother Josephine E. Fizur
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Josephine Fizur, 1109 Ritner Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
KIA Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

20-Jul-1943

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181964547/francis-j-fizur

SERVICE HISTORY:

FIZUR, Frank J., Jr, Cpl 521/601/522/653 SN: 265469
Born: 05 Mar 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 01 Sep 1939 (Home of Record: 1109 Ritner Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, PA (Section P, Lot 8, Grave 10)

Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1939 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA "1, Jdenl at RS Phila., Pa.; Tr to RD, MB, PI, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Sep 1939 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1Sep39; 2, Jdfr DHS, Phila., Pa.; 2-30, RI"
Oct 1939 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-16, RI; 17, to SeaS, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, Va."

Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Oct-Dec 1939 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1Sep39; 18Oct, jdfr RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC"
Jan 1940 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1-15,Msm; 19, to MarDet, USS QUINCY, NNY, Post"
Marine Detachment, USS QUINCY
Jan-Mar 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Portsmouth, VA "1Sep39; 19Jan, jdfr SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Post"
May-Jul 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Gitmo Bay, Cuba/Montevideo, Uruguay/Bahia, Brazil
Aug-Sep 1940 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Buenos Aires, Argentina/At Sea "15Aug, pro(SA)"
Oct-Dec 1940 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "4Oct, qual GP-2cl; 22-30Nov, 1-6Dec, temp det d at MB, RRDet, Quantico, Va. SATP; did not fire for qual; A; 31Dec, on fur."
Jan 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Enroute Culebra, P.R. "GP-2cl; 1-5, on fur."
Apr 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, At Sea "GP-2cl"
Jul 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, At Sea
Oct 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Portland, ME
Jan 1942 PFC, MarDet, USS QUINCY, Hvalfjordur, Iceland "13, by S/Rs to MB, NAD, Hingham, Mass. Auth fur to 27Jan42"

Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, Hingham, MA
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAD, Hingham, MA "1Sep39; 15, jdby S/Rs fr MD, USS QUINCY; 15-26, fur; 27, jd in person."
Apr 1942 Cpl, MB, NAD, Hingham, MA
Jul 1942 Cpl, MB, NAD, Hingham, MA
Oct 1942 Cpl, MB, NAD, Hingham, MA "15, to TC, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."

Maintenance Detachment, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "1Sep39; 19, jdfr MB, NAD, Hingham, Mass.; 23, to 4th Mar Raider Bn, Post"

Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "1Sep39; 24, jdfr MaintDet, Camp Pendleton, Ocenside, Calif."
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "13-14, 19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1-9, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, emb abd USS LCI #23 at Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS KILTY at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, killed in action while participating in the attack against the organized enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 2, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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