- SURNAME
Liggett
- FORENAME
Victor Leon
- UNIT
1st Parachute Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
485726
- DATE OF DEATH
29th November 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA. Plot 52-124-D-3
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 28.04.1924 Boulder, Colorado, USA
father Harvey Preston Liggett (1887-1967)
mother Mattie Ethel (nee Potts) Liggett (1892-1974)
employed by Denver RTWRR
30.06.1942 draft card Denver, Colorado
15.10.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Mattie E. Liggett, 711 West 1st Avenue, Denver, Colorado
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
29-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44687964/victor-leon-liggettSERVICE HISTORY:
LIGGETT, Victor L, PFC SN: 485726
Born: 28 Apr 1924 Denver, Colorado
Enlisted USMCR: 15 Oct 1942 DHS Denver, CO (Home of Record: 711 W. 1st Avenue, Denver, Colorado)
Died: 29 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Oct42; 17, jdfr WRD; 15, enl DHS Denver, Colo.”
Dec 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”15Oct42; 1-16, Studpara; 17, Desig. Para; 17, pro to PFC(TW) by CO Post; To rank fr 17Jan43; 17-22, Para; 23, to Trng Cntr, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “23, jdfr ParaTrngCt, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Company A, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.)
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.)
Oct 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.)”Para”
Nov 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Is.) “29, KIA
Born: 28 Apr 1924 Denver, Colorado
Enlisted USMCR: 15 Oct 1942 DHS Denver, CO (Home of Record: 711 W. 1st Avenue, Denver, Colorado)
Died: 29 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
9th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “15Oct42; 17, jdfr WRD; 15, enl DHS Denver, Colo.”
Dec 1942 Pvt, 9thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”15Oct42; 1-16, Studpara; 17, Desig. Para; 17, pro to PFC(TW) by CO Post; To rank fr 17Jan43; 17-22, Para; 23, to Trng Cntr, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
12th Replacement Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 PFC, 12thReplBn, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “23, jdfr ParaTrngCt, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Company A, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.)
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia, Solomon Is.)
Oct 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.)”Para”
Nov 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Is.) “29, KIA
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