- SURNAME
Garrett
- FORENAME
Theodore Glenway
- UNIT
2nd Parachute Battalion (Company E)
- RANK
1st Sergeant
- NUMBER
268892
- DATE OF DEATH
1st October 1943
- AGE
26
- GRAVESITE
Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Oklahoma, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 16.08.1917, Oklahoma, USA
father Clarence M. Garrett
07.11.1938 entered service
Next of kin - Aunt, Mrs. Dorothy Daily, 659 South 5th Street, Brawley, California
KIA Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Oct-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23163011/theodore-g-garrettSERVICE HISTORY:
GARRETT, Theodore G, 1stSgt, 812 SN: 268892
Born: 16 Aug 1917 Oklahoma
Enlisted USMC: 07 Nov 1938 Los Angeles, CA (Home of Record: 659 S. 5th Street, Brawley, California)
Died: 01 Oct 1943 (KIA, Vella Lavella, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Oklahoma
USMC Prior Service – Apr 1934 to Apr 1938 (No Muster Rolls found as of yet)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Jul 1938 Pvt, HQ, WRD, San Francisco, CA “7Nov38; 7, App & Jdreenl at RS(DH) Los Angeles, Calif., and tr to RD, MCB, San Diego, CA”
Recruit Depot Detacment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov 1938 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “7, Jdreenl fr RS(DH), Los Angeles, Calif.; 7-31 RI.”
Dec 1938 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “RI.”
Base Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1939 Pvt, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”7Nov38; 7, jdfr RDDet, MCB, Post; 7-31, Std Fld-Mus”
Feb-Apr 1939 Pvt, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”Det d, MD, USNH Gd, San Diego, Calif.”
May 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-28, Det d, MD, USNH Gd, San Diego, Calif.; 18, pro to PFC fr Pvt; 29-31, to Spl temp d at NTS, San Diego, Calif. in conn with instruction in Sound Motion Picture Technicians School.”
Jun-Jul 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-30Jun, 1-6Jul, Spl temp d at NTS, San Diego, Calif. in conn with instruction in Sound Motion Picture Technicians School.; 7-31, MPO”
Aug-Oct 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “MPO; 1-9Oct, MPO; 10-31Oct, Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Nov 1939 Cpl, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 4, pro.”
Dec 1939 Cpl, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-5, Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 6-28, MPO; 29 to MD, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska via USS PYRO sailing fr San Diego, Calif. about 2Jan40; 29, emb.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska
Jan 1940 Cpl, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “7Nov38; 15, jdfr Base Hq Co, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 29Dec39, emb and 2, sailed fr San Diego, Calif. via USS PYRO; 15, arr and disem at PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash.”
Feb-Oct 1940 Cpl, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “Feb-Apr, PE Steward; May-Jun, General duty; 29Jun40, warrant changed to permanent fr temp, auth MGC circular ltr 367, dated 4Jun40.; 9-31Jul-Oct, Motion Picture Operator”
Nov-Dec 1940 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “Motion Picture Operator; 26Nov40, Pro.(Temp)”
Jan 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Apr 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Jul 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “7-13, sk, Sk Qtrs, Post”
Oct 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Jan 1942 PltSgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “ 17, pro(Temp).; 26-31, sk, Sk Qtrs, Post”
Apr 1942 PltSgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “29, tr to MB, PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash., via USS SPICA; emb and sailed fr NAS. Kodiak, Alaska”
Headquarters Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PltSgt, Hq Co, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “4, to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PltSgt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “7Nov38; 4, jdfr HqCo, FMF, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; 6, desig studPara.; 6-31, studPara.”
Company A, 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 1stSgt, Co A, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; Actg GySgt; 11, ext enl executed for 2 years; 15, pro.; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
Jan 1943 1stSgt, Co A, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMarAmpCorps, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)”Para; Actg PlLdr”
Company E, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 1-9, Actg GySgt; 10, to HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Headquarters Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stSgt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 10, jdfr Co”E”, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Jul 1943 1stSgt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 14, jd E Co fr HqCo”
Company E, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, In the Field
Jul 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field
Oct 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “ 1, KIA, enemy aircraft attack; char Excl; 1, remains interred at Island Cemetery, Baracomma, Vella Lavella, grave 1, row 5, plot 1.”
Born: 16 Aug 1917 Oklahoma
Enlisted USMC: 07 Nov 1938 Los Angeles, CA (Home of Record: 659 S. 5th Street, Brawley, California)
Died: 01 Oct 1943 (KIA, Vella Lavella, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Oklahoma
USMC Prior Service – Apr 1934 to Apr 1938 (No Muster Rolls found as of yet)
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Jul 1938 Pvt, HQ, WRD, San Francisco, CA “7Nov38; 7, App & Jdreenl at RS(DH) Los Angeles, Calif., and tr to RD, MCB, San Diego, CA”
Recruit Depot Detacment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Nov 1938 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “7, Jdreenl fr RS(DH), Los Angeles, Calif.; 7-31 RI.”
Dec 1938 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MCB, San Diego, CA “RI.”
Base Headquarters Company, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1939 Pvt, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”7Nov38; 7, jdfr RDDet, MCB, Post; 7-31, Std Fld-Mus”
Feb-Apr 1939 Pvt, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”Det d, MD, USNH Gd, San Diego, Calif.”
May 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-28, Det d, MD, USNH Gd, San Diego, Calif.; 18, pro to PFC fr Pvt; 29-31, to Spl temp d at NTS, San Diego, Calif. in conn with instruction in Sound Motion Picture Technicians School.”
Jun-Jul 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-30Jun, 1-6Jul, Spl temp d at NTS, San Diego, Calif. in conn with instruction in Sound Motion Picture Technicians School.; 7-31, MPO”
Aug-Oct 1939 PFC, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “MPO; 1-9Oct, MPO; 10-31Oct, Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Nov 1939 Cpl, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 4, pro.”
Dec 1939 Cpl, BaseHqCo, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-5, Det d at MarGd, USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 6-28, MPO; 29 to MD, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska via USS PYRO sailing fr San Diego, Calif. about 2Jan40; 29, emb.”
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska
Jan 1940 Cpl, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “7Nov38; 15, jdfr Base Hq Co, MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 29Dec39, emb and 2, sailed fr San Diego, Calif. via USS PYRO; 15, arr and disem at PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash.”
Feb-Oct 1940 Cpl, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “Feb-Apr, PE Steward; May-Jun, General duty; 29Jun40, warrant changed to permanent fr temp, auth MGC circular ltr 367, dated 4Jun40.; 9-31Jul-Oct, Motion Picture Operator”
Nov-Dec 1940 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “Motion Picture Operator; 26Nov40, Pro.(Temp)”
Jan 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Apr 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Jul 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “7-13, sk, Sk Qtrs, Post”
Oct 1941 Sgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska
Jan 1942 PltSgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “ 17, pro(Temp).; 26-31, sk, Sk Qtrs, Post”
Apr 1942 PltSgt, MB, NAS, Kodiak, Alaska “29, tr to MB, PSNYd, Bremerton, Wash., via USS SPICA; emb and sailed fr NAS. Kodiak, Alaska”
Headquarters Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PltSgt, Hq Co, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “4, to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PltSgt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA “7Nov38; 4, jdfr HqCo, FMF, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; 6, desig studPara.; 6-31, studPara.”
Company A, 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 1stSgt, Co A, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para; Actg GySgt; 11, ext enl executed for 2 years; 15, pro.; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
Jan 1943 1stSgt, Co A, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMarAmpCorps, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)”Para; Actg PlLdr”
Company E, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 1-9, Actg GySgt; 10, to HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Headquarters Company, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, In the Field
Apr 1943 1stSgt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 10, jdfr Co”E”, 2ndParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Jul 1943 1stSgt, HqCo, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “Para; 14, jd E Co fr HqCo”
Company E, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, In the Field
Jul 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field
Oct 1943 1stSgt, Co E, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field “ 1, KIA, enemy aircraft attack; char Excl; 1, remains interred at Island Cemetery, Baracomma, Vella Lavella, grave 1, row 5, plot 1.”
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