- SURNAME
Jensen
- FORENAME
Clayton Stanley
- UNIT
1st Parachute Battalion (Company B)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
285663
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Rosendale Methodist Church Cemetery, Meeker County, Minnesota, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 31.12.1920, Lake Elizabeth, Minnesota, USA
father Anton Jensen (1891-1963)
17.06.1940 entered service
KIA Gavutu
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96445731/clayton-s-jensenSERVICE HISTORY:
JENSEN, Clayton S, PFC SN: 285663
Born: 31 Dec 1920 Minnesota
Enlisted USMC: 17 Jun 1940 DHS Minneapolis, MN (Home of Record: RFD 2, Lake Lillian, MN)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rosedale Methodist Church Cemetery, Atwater, MN (Meeker County)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jun 1940 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “17Jun40; 17, Jdenl at DHS Minneapolis, Minn.; 17, To RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jun 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 20, Jdfr CRD, Minneapolis, Minn.; 21-30, RI”
Jul 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 1-17, RI; 9, qual Mks.; 17, To Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Aug 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 17, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RDep, Base”
Sep 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-9, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Apr 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Spl 1cl parachutist. 1-30, sk Sk Qtrs, Post; 7, pro.(TA)”
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Spl 1cl parachutist under instn”
Oct 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “1-16, spl 1cl parachutist under instn; 17, qualified as parachutist; 18, to Co”B”, 1st ParaBn, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC”
B Company, 1st Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para; 19, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”
Jan 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para; 1-3 on fur.; 12-13, sk DivFldHosp; 24-31, Temp d at Ft Benning, Ga. in conn standardization Para equipment. ”
Apr 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para”
B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Born: 31 Dec 1920 Minnesota
Enlisted USMC: 17 Jun 1940 DHS Minneapolis, MN (Home of Record: RFD 2, Lake Lillian, MN)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rosedale Methodist Church Cemetery, Atwater, MN (Meeker County)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
Jun 1940 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “17Jun40; 17, Jdenl at DHS Minneapolis, Minn.; 17, To RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jun 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 20, Jdfr CRD, Minneapolis, Minn.; 21-30, RI”
Jul 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; RI”
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, BTrps, MCB, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 1-17, RI; 9, qual Mks.; 17, To Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Aug 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “17Jun40; 17, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RDep, Base”
Sep 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-9, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.”
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co”A”, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Apr 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Spl 1cl parachutist. 1-30, sk Sk Qtrs, Post; 7, pro.(TA)”
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “Spl 1cl parachutist under instn”
Oct 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “1-16, spl 1cl parachutist under instn; 17, qualified as parachutist; 18, to Co”B”, 1st ParaBn, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC”
B Company, 1st Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para; 19, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”
Jan 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para; 1-3 on fur.; 12-13, sk DivFldHosp; 24-31, Temp d at Ft Benning, Ga. in conn standardization Para equipment. ”
Apr 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para”
B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
