- SURNAME
Floeter
- FORENAME
Harold Carl
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company D)
- RANK
Sergeant
- NUMBER
286919
- DATE OF DEATH
12th September 1942
- AGE
25
- GRAVESITE
Pioneer Cemetery, South Branch Township, Michigan, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 02.11.1916
father William Julius Floeter (1882-1937)
mother Lottie (nee Dennstedt) Floeter (1895-1928)
Next of kin - Father, Mr. William J. Floeter, Roscommon, Michigan
KIA Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
12-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28195926/harold-carl-floeterSERVICE HISTORY:
FLOETER, Harold C., Sgt 521/745/653/651 SN: 286919
Born: 02 Nov 1916 Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 01 Jul 1940 (Home of Record: Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 12 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Pioneer Cemetery, Roscommon, MI (Section , Site ).
Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jul 1940 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “1Jul40; Jdenl at DHS CRD Cleveland, Ohio; 1, to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1940 Pvt, RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC “1Jul40; 3, Jdby enl fr DHS Cleveland, Ohio; 3-31, RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI”
Sep 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-12, RI; 13, to MBNY, Phila., Pa.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA “1Jul40; 14, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA “Nov-Dec, Msm.”
Jan 1941 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Jul 1941 PFC, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5thMarines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “24-28, abd USS LITTLE on temp d conn with Navy Day, Washington, D.C.”
Company B, 1stSeparate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Rear Echelon, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA,
Apr 1942 Sgt, Rear Ech, 1stMarRdrBn, ACAF, MB, Quantico, VA “Co D; 20, jdby SR/S fr Co A, 1st Mar Raider Bn21-30, abd USS MC KEAN and USS STRINGHAM conn with trng exercises.”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Sgt, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-9, Co E; 10-31, Co A; 1-3, temp det d with rear echelon 1stMarRdrBn; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Sgt, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, B.S.I.)
Sep 1942 Sgt, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) “12, Killed in Action at Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands and buried in US Naval Cemetery on island, Row #?, Grave #?; GO#20 does not apply
Born: 02 Nov 1916 Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 01 Jul 1940 (Home of Record: Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 12 Sep 1942 (KIA, Guadalcanal Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Pioneer Cemetery, Roscommon, MI (Section , Site ).
Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jul 1940 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “1Jul40; Jdenl at DHS CRD Cleveland, Ohio; 1, to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1940 Pvt, RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC “1Jul40; 3, Jdby enl fr DHS Cleveland, Ohio; 3-31, RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI”
Sep 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-12, RI; 13, to MBNY, Phila., Pa.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Sep 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA “1Jul40; 14, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA “Nov-Dec, Msm.”
Jan 1941 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Jul 1941 PFC, Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila., PA
Company B, 1stBattalion, 5thMarines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “24-28, abd USS LITTLE on temp d conn with Navy Day, Washington, D.C.”
Company B, 1stSeparate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co B, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Rear Echelon, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA,
Apr 1942 Sgt, Rear Ech, 1stMarRdrBn, ACAF, MB, Quantico, VA “Co D; 20, jdby SR/S fr Co A, 1st Mar Raider Bn21-30, abd USS MC KEAN and USS STRINGHAM conn with trng exercises.”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Sgt, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-9, Co E; 10-31, Co A; 1-3, temp det d with rear echelon 1stMarRdrBn; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Sgt, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, B.S.I.)
Sep 1942 Sgt, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) “12, Killed in Action at Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands and buried in US Naval Cemetery on island, Row #?, Grave #?; GO#20 does not apply
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