- SURNAME
Lucas
- FORENAME
Richard Calloway
- UNIT
1st Parachute Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
506388
- DATE OF DEATH
30th November 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Washington, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.04.1924, Unadilla, Nebraska, USA
father Richard Lucas (1900-1962)
mother Lulu (nee Callaway) McConnaughay Lucas (1904-1989)
employed by Joe Welty
30.06.1942 draft card Washington
12.12.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Father, Mr. Richard I. Lucas, 804 South Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington
DOW Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
30-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60393736/richard-calloway-lucasSERVICE HISTORY:
LUCAS, Richard C, PFC SN: 506388
Born: 19 Apr 1924
Enlisted USMCR: 12 Dec 1942 Washington (Home of Record: 804 S. Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington)
Died: 30 Nov 1943 (DOW, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, WA
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-13, studpara; 14, design Para; 14, pro to PFC; 22, to ParaReplacementCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “12Dec42; 22, jdfr Co”B”, ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, Post; Para”
22nd Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 22ndReplBn, FMF, In the Field “26, to 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Company A, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “27, jdfr 22nd ReplBn”
Oct 1943 PFC, A Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.)”18, Fr Ruravai, Vella Lavella, B.S.I to Baka Baka, Vella Lavella, B.S.I., via Higgins boats conn beach defense thereat; 27, returned to Ruravai, Vella Lavella, B.S.I.”
Nov 1943 PFC, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Is.) “29, WIA; 30, DOW
Born: 19 Apr 1924
Enlisted USMCR: 12 Dec 1942 Washington (Home of Record: 804 S. Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington)
Died: 30 Nov 1943 (DOW, Bougainville, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, WA
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Company B, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, Co B, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA ”1-13, studpara; 14, design Para; 14, pro to PFC; 22, to ParaReplacementCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “12Dec42; 22, jdfr Co”B”, ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, Post; Para”
22nd Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 22ndReplBn, FMF, In the Field “26, to 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC”
Company A, 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, Co A, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Tentouta, New Caledonia) “27, jdfr 22nd ReplBn”
Oct 1943 PFC, A Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Vella Lavella, Solomon Is.)”18, Fr Ruravai, Vella Lavella, B.S.I to Baka Baka, Vella Lavella, B.S.I., via Higgins boats conn beach defense thereat; 27, returned to Ruravai, Vella Lavella, B.S.I.”
Nov 1943 PFC, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Bougainville, Solomon Is.) “29, WIA; 30, DOW
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