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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Kennedy
  • FORENAME
Anthony Leo
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company A)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
291697
  • DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
  • AGE
22
  • GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Plot A Grave 57
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Pawtucket, Rhode Island
born 03.02.1920, Rhode Island, USA
15.08.1940 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Eva Kirwan, 47 Miller Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
KIA Gavutu, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

07-Aug-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/869352/anthony-l-kennedy

SERVICE HISTORY:

KENNEDY, Anthony L, PFC SN: 291697
Born: 03 Feb 1920 Rhode Island
Enlisted USMC: 15 Aug 1940 MB, NTS, Newport, RI (Home of Record: Rhode Island)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Grave 579)

Marine Barracks, Navy Torpedo Station, Newport, RI
Aug 1940 Pvt, MB, NTorS, Newport, R.I. “15Aug40; 15, Jdenl; 15, to MB, Quantico, Va.”
Recruit Depot, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Aug 1940 Pvt, RDep, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, MB, Quantico, VA “15Aug40; 16, Jd by enl fr MB, NTorS, Newport, R.I.; 16-31, RI”
Sep 1940 Pvt, RDep, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, MB, Quantico, VA “15Aug40; 1-29, RI; 24, qual SS; 30, to Hq&SerCo, 5thMar,1MB, FMF, Post ”
Sep 1940 Pvt, Hq&SerCo, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “15Aug40; 30, jdfr RDep, 5thMar, 1MB, Post”

Headquarters & Service Company, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Oct 1940 Pvt, H&S Co, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “ 7, to H&S Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF”
Oct 1940 Pvt, H&S Co, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “7-21, Temp att fr Hq&SerCo, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, for transportation fr MB, Quantico, Va. to NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba”
Jan 1941 Pvt, H&S Co, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “ 1, to H&S Co, 7thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF”

H&S Company, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Jan 1941 Pvt, H&S Co, 7thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “15Aug40; 1, jdfr Hq&SerCo, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay; 1, rated spl 6cl, Tractor Driver, Anti-Tk-Pl”
Apr 1941 PFC, H&S Co, 7thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “23, pro.; spl 6cl”
Jul 1941 Pvt, H&S Co, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “spc 6cl (truck driver); 1-31, Temp d with 1stMarDiv, SplTrs, Parris Island, SC”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Oct 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “1-16, spl 1cl parachutist under instn, parachute det; 17, qualified as parachutist; 18, to Co”B”, 1stParaBn. FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC”

A Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, A Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”15Aug40; 19, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ; Para”
Jan 1942 PFC, A Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para; 1-3, fur.”
Apr 1942 PFC, A Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
A Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)”07, KIA
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