- SURNAME
Kowalsky
- FORENAME
Arthur Leo
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company M)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
531736
- DATE OF DEATH
20th November 1943
- AGE
18
- GRAVESITE
Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia, Michigan, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 05.02.1925 Michigan
04.02.1943 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Lucille Kowalsky, 4772 Williams Street, Detroit, Michigan
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
20-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276844340/arthur-leo-kowalskySERVICE HISTORY:
KOWALSKY, Arthur L., Pvt 521/504(Ammo Carrier) SN: 531736
Born: 05 Feb 1925 Michigan
Enlisted USMCR: 04 Feb 1943 (Home of Record: 4772 Williams Street, Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 20 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Plymouth, MI (Section , Row , Grave )
5th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "4Feb43; 7, jdfr CRD; 26, Enl DHS Detroit, Mich."
Apr 1943 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "1, fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to HqCo, SerBn, Post"
Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, HqCo, BSerBn, MCB, San Diego, CA "4Feb43; 1, jdfr 5thRecBn, RDep, Post; Msm"
22nd Replacement Battalion, Regulating Station (Transient Center), 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF
Jul 1943 Pvt, 22ndReplBn, RegSta(TranC), IMAC, FMF (Noumea, N.C.) "26, to 1stMarRaiderRegt, 1stMAC"
3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "4Feb43; 26, jdfr 22ndReplBn, Noumea, N.C."
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Oct 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-19, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.20, Killed in Action
Born: 05 Feb 1925 Michigan
Enlisted USMCR: 04 Feb 1943 (Home of Record: 4772 Williams Street, Detroit, Michigan)
Died: 20 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Plymouth, MI (Section , Row , Grave )
5th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "4Feb43; 7, jdfr CRD; 26, Enl DHS Detroit, Mich."
Apr 1943 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "1, fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to HqCo, SerBn, Post"
Headquarters Company, Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, HqCo, BSerBn, MCB, San Diego, CA "4Feb43; 1, jdfr 5thRecBn, RDep, Post; Msm"
22nd Replacement Battalion, Regulating Station (Transient Center), 1st Marine Amphibious Corps, FMF
Jul 1943 Pvt, 22ndReplBn, RegSta(TranC), IMAC, FMF (Noumea, N.C.) "26, to 1stMarRaiderRegt, 1stMAC"
3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "4Feb43; 26, jdfr 22ndReplBn, Noumea, N.C."
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Oct 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-19, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.20, Killed in Action
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