- SURNAME
Lambuth
- FORENAME
Warren Marvin
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company O)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
446523
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Bairoko Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 20th July 1943
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Pueblo, Colorado
born 24.04.1921, Beulah, Colorado, USA
father Bloyce Sarver Lambuth (1897-1997)
mother Ethel M. Lambuth (1900-1985)
employed by CFI Corporation
16.02.1942 draft card Pueblo, Colorado
formerly B Company
WIA
wife Merva Lee (nee Park) Lambuth (1925-1996)
3 sons
postmaster
died 27.01.2014 (Aged 92)
Cremated
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Private Warren M. Lambuth (MCSN: 446523), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for gallantry in action at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, on 20 July 1943. Private Lambuth crawled to a point within twenty-five yards of the enemy lines to remove a wounded comrade to safety under exceptionally heavy rifle, machine-gun and mortar fire.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/37283https://marineraiderassociation.org/lambuth-warren-m/
