- SURNAME
Kennedy
- FORENAME
James
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
504410
- DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Unknown
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 25.11.1923, Indiana, USA
03.12.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Tava Kennedy, 2409 East Spring Street, New Castle, Indiana
KIA Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Jul-1943SERVICE HISTORY:
KENNEDY, James, Pvt 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 504410
Born: 25 Nov 1923 Indiana
Enlisted USMCR: 03 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: Indiana)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Unknown Cemetery, IN (Section , Row , Grave )
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Dec 1942 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “3Dec42; Jdenl at DHS Milwaukee, Wis. and tr to RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “3Dec42; 4, jdfr CRD; 2, Jdenl at DHS Milwaukee, Wis.”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “27, Tr by S/Rs fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); 27, to FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
14th Replacement Battalion, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 14thReplBn, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “3Dec42; 27, jdfr 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Apr 1943 Pvt, 14thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “Emb 17Apr43 and sailed 18Apr43”
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “3Dec42; 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.; 10, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia, B.S.I and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
Born: 25 Nov 1923 Indiana
Enlisted USMCR: 03 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: Indiana)
Died: 10 Jul 1943 (KIA, Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Unknown Cemetery, IN (Section , Row , Grave )
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Dec 1942 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “3Dec42; Jdenl at DHS Milwaukee, Wis. and tr to RD, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “3Dec42; 4, jdfr CRD; 2, Jdenl at DHS Milwaukee, Wis.”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “27, Tr by S/Rs fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); 27, to FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
14th Replacement Battalion, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 14thReplBn, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “3Dec42; 27, jdfr 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Apr 1943 Pvt, 14thReplBn, FMF, In the Field “Emb 17Apr43 and sailed 18Apr43”
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “3Dec42; 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.; 10, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia, B.S.I and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
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