John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Hirshberg
  • FORENAME
Sidney
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (HQ Company)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
298300
  • DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
  • AGE
28
  • GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii Plot A Grave 56
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from New York, New York
born 21.09.1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA
01.10.1940 entered service
son of Sadie Ponerantz, 525 West End Avenue, New York
KIA Gavutu, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

07-Aug-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65263758/sidney-hirshberg

SERVICE HISTORY:

HIRSHBERG, Sidney, PFC SN: 298300
Born: 21 Sep 1913 New York
Enlisted USMC: 01 Oct 1940 USMCR, New York, NY (Home of Record: 525 West End Avenue, New York, NY)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Grave 563)

Company A, 3rd Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, Building#13, Navy Yard, New York, NY
Oct 1940 Pvt, Co A, 3rdBn, USMCR, Bldg#13, NYd, New York, NY “1Oct40; Jdby enl; Drills, Oct1,8,15,22,29, Nov4”
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co A, 3rdBn, MCR, Group”C”, ResTrngCtr, MB, Quantico, VA “12-18, under instn RR, Post, Unqual”
Dec 1940 Pvt, Co A, 3rdBn, MCR, Group”C”, ResTrngCtr, MB, Quantico, VA “26-31, fur.”
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co A, 3rdBn, MCR, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “11, to Co”K”, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF”

3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jan 1941 Pvt, K Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “11, jdfr 3rdBn, USMCR, NS, Guantanamo”
Apr 1941 Pvt, K Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “ 11-30, fur.”
Jul 1941 Pvt, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “ 1, jdfr Co”K”, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.; 24-31, Temp det d with 2ndBn(Rein) on board USS NEVILLE”
Oct 1941 Pvt, K Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC

Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jan 1942 PFC, HqCo, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”1-3, fur.; 4-31, Div PE Clk; 23, Pro.(Reserve)”
Apr 1942 PFC, HqCo, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”1-8, Div PE Clk; 9-30, Asst to Co. Police Sgt”

H&S Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea)
Aug 1942 PFC, H&S Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)”07, KIA
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