RAIDERS Hunter, John Wiley

Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Hunter
  • FORENAME
John Wiley
  • UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company A)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
348380
  • DATE OF DEATH
20th July 1943
  • AGE
  • GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 6, Grave 113
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
father John Alford Hunter (1895-1952)
mother Minnie Mae (nee Caldwell) Hunter (1900-1992)
Next of kin - Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hunter, 627 Lizardi Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
KIA Bairoko Harbour, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

20-Jul-1943

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56761114/john-wiley-hunter

SERVICE HISTORY:

HUNTER, John W., PFC 521/522/745(Rifleman) SN: 348380
Born: XX Xxx 19XX Louisiana
Enlisted USMC: 26 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: Box 299, Winter Haven, Florida)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section D, Row 16, Grave 113)

Headquarters, Southern Recruiting Division, New Orleans, LA
Jan 1942 Pvt, Hq, SRD, New Orleans, LA "26Jan42; Jdenl at DHS New Orleans, La. and tr to RD, MCB, San Diego, CA"
13th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "26Jan42; 29, jdfr SRD, New Orleans, La."

2nd Casual Company, Guard Battalion, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, 2ndCasCo, GdBn, MCB, San Diego, CA "20-30, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif."
Jul 1942 Pvt, 2ndCasCo, GdBn, MCB, San Diego, CA "7, Tr to 2ndAvnEngrBn, Post"

Company A, 2nd Aviation Engineer Battalion, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co A, 2ndAvnEngrBn, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "26Jan42; 7, jdfr 2dCasCo, GdBn, San Diego, Calif."
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, 2ndAvnEngrBn, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "1, to CasCo, Post"
Casual Company, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, CasCo, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "26Jan42; 1, jdby S/Rs fr 2dAvnEngrBn, FMFTC, Post; 1-6, conf AOH; 7-9, conf AT1 SCM; 10, conv SCM for AWOL fr 18Sep42 to 28Sep42, sent to sol conf 30 dys on B&W and LP $25 per mo for prd of 3 mos, TLP $75.00; 10-13, conf ART1 SCM; 14-31, conf ser sent SCM"

6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "5, to 1st Raider Bn, 1st Raider Regt, 1st MAC"

Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) "26Jan42; 5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1stMAC, Noumea, N.C."
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) "10-14 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng"
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "26Jan42; 4, emb abd USS CROSBY at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 20, KIA at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply."
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