PARAMARINES Kirby, Patrick John

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Kirby
  • FORENAME
Patrick John
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company B)
  • RANK
Private First Class
  • NUMBER
476734
  • DATE OF DEATH
29th November 1943
  • AGE
20
  • GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from St Paul, Minnesota
born 03.03.1923, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
father Edward A. Kirby (1880-1967)
mother Cecelia Maude (nee Egan) Kirby (1893-1966)
30.06.1942 draft card St. Paul, Minnesota
09.10.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Father. Mr. Edward Kirby, 1869 Carroll Street, St Paul, Minnesota
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
declared dead 30.11.1944
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota, USA (Memorial - shows date of death as 01.11.1943)
 

DATE OF DEATH:

29-Nov-1943

WEB LINKS:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41787097/patrick-john-kirby (Memorial)
https://missingmarines.com/patrick-j-kirby/

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56779530/patrick-john-kirby

SERVICE HISTORY:

KIRBY, Patrick J, PFC 521/745 SN: 476734
Born: 03 Mar 1923
Enlisted USMCR: 09 Oct 1942 DHS Minneapolis, MN (Home of Record: 1869 Carroll Street, St. Paul, MN)
Died: 29 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Remains unrecovered. He is honored with a memorial headstone at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, (Section Mb, Site 16).

4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "9Oct42; 12, jdfr CRD; 9, enl DHS Minneapolis, Minn."
Dec 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA

Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "9Oct42; 1-8, Studpara; 9, Desig. Para; 9, pro to PFC(TW) by CO Post; To rank fr 9Jan43; 9-14, Para; 14, to ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."

10th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, 10thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "9Oct42; 14, jdfr ParaTrngCt, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif."

Company B, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.) "Para"
Jul 1943 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.) "Para"
Oct 1943 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.) "Para; 18, fr Ruravia, Vella Lavella, B.S.I. to Baka Baka, Vella Lavella, via Higgins boats, conn beach defense thereat; 27, returned to Ruravia, Vella Lavella, B.S.I."
Nov 1943 PFC, Co B, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Is.) "Para; 29, KIA
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