- SURNAME
Ford
- FORENAME
Richard Francis
- UNIT
2nd Raider Battalion (HqCo)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
333514
- DATE OF DEATH
8th November 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri, USA. Section 81, Site 197
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 04.04.1923
Next of kin - Father, Mr. William J. Ford, 5547 Waterman Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
08-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42358723/richard-francis-fordSERVICE HISTORY:
FORD, Richard F., PFC 521/641 SN: 333514
Born: 04 Apr 1923
Enlisted USMCR: 15 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 5547 Waterman Blvd, St Louis, Missouri)
Died: 08 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, MO (Section 81, Grave 197)
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt (Rec), 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 18, jdfr CRD, St. Louis, Mo."
Jan 1942 Pvt (Rec), 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "24, to RadCo, SigBn, BTrs, MCB, San Diego"
Telephone Company, Signal Battalion, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, TpCo, SigBn, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 25, jdfr RadCo, SigBn, Post; 25-31, Stud Fld Tp Sch"
2nd Signal Company, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, 2ndSigCo, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "1-22, CP; 23, to 2dMar Raider Bn, Camp Elliott, Calif."
Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 23, jdfr 2dSigCo, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA"
Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF "1-3, temp d in accordance with instruction fr CinCPac in Midway Islands Area, Pac; 4, arr & disem fr USS MC KEAN in Pearl Harbor, T.H.; 5-31, Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H."
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP)"
Jan 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP)"
Apr 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP);1-4, sk USNH; 5, by S/Rs to HqCo, 2dMarRdrBn, Camp"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Apr 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP); 15Dec41;5, jdby S/Rs fr Co F, 2dMarRdrBn;13, to H&S Co, 1stMarRdrRegt"
Casual Detachment, 1st Marine Raider Regiment,
Apr 1943 PFC, CasDet, 1stMarRdrRegt, "(CP);15Dec41; 13, by S/Rs jdfr 2dRdrBn, Evac Sk, dest unk; 13-30, sk Hosp"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment
Jul 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Noumea, New Caledonia) "(CP); BnComPlat"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment(Provisional), IMAC
Oct 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC "(CP) BnComPlat; 1-3, at Noumea, N.C.; 4, emb abd USS PRES. HAYES; 7, sailed therefrom; 7-10, passage at sea; 11, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 11-12, at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 13, emb abd USS GEORGE CLYMER and sailed therefrom; 13-31, passage at sea"
Nov 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) "(CP) BnComPlat; 8, Killed in Action
Born: 04 Apr 1923
Enlisted USMCR: 15 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 5547 Waterman Blvd, St Louis, Missouri)
Died: 08 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, MO (Section 81, Grave 197)
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt (Rec), 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 18, jdfr CRD, St. Louis, Mo."
Jan 1942 Pvt (Rec), 2ndRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "24, to RadCo, SigBn, BTrs, MCB, San Diego"
Telephone Company, Signal Battalion, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, TpCo, SigBn, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 25, jdfr RadCo, SigBn, Post; 25-31, Stud Fld Tp Sch"
2nd Signal Company, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, 2ndSigCo, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "1-22, CP; 23, to 2dMar Raider Bn, Camp Elliott, Calif."
Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "15Dec41; 23, jdfr 2dSigCo, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA"
Company F, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF "1-3, temp d in accordance with instruction fr CinCPac in Midway Islands Area, Pac; 4, arr & disem fr USS MC KEAN in Pearl Harbor, T.H.; 5-31, Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H."
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP)"
Jan 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP)"
Apr 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP);1-4, sk USNH; 5, by S/Rs to HqCo, 2dMarRdrBn, Camp"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Apr 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "(CP); 15Dec41;5, jdby S/Rs fr Co F, 2dMarRdrBn;13, to H&S Co, 1stMarRdrRegt"
Casual Detachment, 1st Marine Raider Regiment,
Apr 1943 PFC, CasDet, 1stMarRdrRegt, "(CP);15Dec41; 13, by S/Rs jdfr 2dRdrBn, Evac Sk, dest unk; 13-30, sk Hosp"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment
Jul 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Noumea, New Caledonia) "(CP); BnComPlat"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment(Provisional), IMAC
Oct 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC "(CP) BnComPlat; 1-3, at Noumea, N.C.; 4, emb abd USS PRES. HAYES; 7, sailed therefrom; 7-10, passage at sea; 11, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 11-12, at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 13, emb abd USS GEORGE CLYMER and sailed therefrom; 13-31, passage at sea"
Nov 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) "(CP) BnComPlat; 8, Killed in Action
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