- SURNAME
La Rochelle
- FORENAME
Roger Oscar Joseph
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
362435
- DATE OF DEATH
21st July 1943
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot L, Row 3, Grave 103
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.09.1920
father Aime Joseph La Rochelle (1885-1963)
mother Eva Rose (nee St Jean) La Rochelle (1893-1989)
attended Mary E. Wells High School
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Aime J. La Rochelle, 647 Worcester Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts
DOW Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
21-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56761538/roger-o_j-la_rochelleSERVICE HISTORY:
LA ROCHELLE, Roger O., Jr, Cpl 521/761/653(Asst Sqd Ldr) SN: 362435
Born: XX Xxx 19XX
Enlisted USMCR: 19 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 647 Worcester Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts)
Died: 21 Jul 1943 (DOW, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section L, Row 3, Grave 103)
5th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Jan42; 23, Jdfr ERD, Boston, Mass."
Mar 1942 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "to 2dMarDiv, Camp Elliott"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "15, pro.(temp)"
Jul 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "25-31, Stud, Scout Sniper School"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, ACPF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 3rdMarDiv, ACPF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "1-31, Instr RField Combat School"
Company A, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "13-15, 18-25, spl temp d in conn amph trng"
Company N, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "28, emb abd USS SCHLEY (APD-14) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 30, arr at Wickham Anchorage, Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "19Jan42; 1-10, participated in the seizure and occupation of Wickham Anchorage, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 12, emb and sailed abd LCI#332 at Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, B.S.I.; 13, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS WARD at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, KIA while participating in the attack against the enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row ?, Grave ?, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: XX Xxx 19XX
Enlisted USMCR: 19 Jan 1942 (Home of Record: 647 Worcester Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts)
Died: 21 Jul 1943 (DOW, Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section L, Row 3, Grave 103)
5th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Jan42; 23, Jdfr ERD, Boston, Mass."
Mar 1942 Pvt, 5thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "to 2dMarDiv, Camp Elliott"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "15, pro.(temp)"
Jul 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "25-31, Stud, Scout Sniper School"
Company D, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, ACPF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 PFC, Co D, 1stBn, 9thMar, 3rdMarDiv, ACPF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "1-31, Instr RField Combat School"
Company A, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co A, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "13-15, 18-25, spl temp d in conn amph trng"
Company N, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "28, emb abd USS SCHLEY (APD-14) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 30, arr at Wickham Anchorage, Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co N, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "19Jan42; 1-10, participated in the seizure and occupation of Wickham Anchorage, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 12, emb and sailed abd LCI#332 at Oloana Bay, Vangunu Island, B.S.I.; 13, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS WARD at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, KIA while participating in the attack against the enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, Row ?, Grave ?, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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