PARAMARINES Harbert, Gerald Dwain

John Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Harbert
  • FORENAME
Gerald Dwain
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company F)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
818219
  • DATE OF DEATH
30th October 1943
  • AGE
19
  • GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Plot H Row 7 Grave 10
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Eugene, Oregon
born 11.01.1924, Coburg, Oregon, USA
self employed
30.06.1942 draft card Oregon
11.01.1943 entered service
son of Marie J. Harbert, Rt 2, Eugene, Oregon
KIA Choiseul, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

30-Oct-1943

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56788572/gerald-d-harbert

SERVICE HISTORY:

HARBERT, Gerald D, PFC
Born: 11 Jan 1924
Enlisted USMCR: 11 Jan 1943 DHS Portland, OR (Home of Record: Rt. 2, Eugene, Oregon)
Died: 30 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines (Ft. William McKinley, Section H, Row 7, Grave 105)

10th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 10th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “13, jd fr WRD; 11, enl at DHS Portland, Ore.”

Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-13, studpara; 14, design Para; 14, pro to PFC; 22, to ParaReplacementCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”

Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “11Jan43; 22, jdfr Co”A”, ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, Post; Para”
22nd Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 22ndReplBn, FMF, In the Field “26, to 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC”

Company F, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “27, jdfr 22nd ReplBn”
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, Solomon Is.)
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