John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Mason
  • FORENAME
Emerson Everett, Jr
  • UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Bn (HQ Company - S-2)
  • RANK
Captain
  • NUMBER
0-006006
  • DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
  • AGE
31
  • GRAVESITE
National Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii Plot A Grave 277
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Augusta, Maine
born 13.07.1911 Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
father Emerson Everett Mason (1890-1942)
mother Mary Marguerite (nee Hersey) Mason (1893-1961)
wife Barbara O. (nee Pernette)
1943 son Emerson Everett Mason
22.03.1929 entered service
11.05.1933 entered service
09.1939 entered service
Next of kin - Mrs. Emerson E. Mason, 142 Grove Street, Augusta, Maine
KIA Gavutu, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

07-Aug-1942

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65974005/emerson-e-mason

SERVICE HISTORY:

MASON, Emerson E, Jr, Capt, 1542 SN: 06006
Born: 13 Jul 1911 Hingham, Massachusetts
Enlisted USMCR: 22Mar1929; 11May1933; Sep 1939 (Home of Record: 142 Grove Street, Augusta, ME)
Killed in Action: 07 Aug 1942 (Gavutu, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section A, Row 0, Site 277)

301st Artillery Company, Marine Corps Reserve, Building #36, Navy Yard, Boston, MA
Mar-Dec 1929 Pvt, 301stArtCo, MCR, Bldg#36, Boston, MA “22Mar29, jd by enl at RS Boston. Mass.”
Jan-Dec 1930 Pvt, 301stArtCo, MCR, Bldg#36, Boston, MA “22Mar29; 25May, Inst aboard USS EAGLE#46; 1-13Sep, act d trng; 31Aug, act d trng; ”
Jan-Dec 1931 Pvt, 301stArtCo, MCR, Bldg#36, Boston, MA “22Mar29; 21-30Jun31, act d trng;”
Jan-Jun 1932 Cpl, 301stArtCo, MCR, Bldg#36, Boston, MA “22Mar29; 1Jun32, pro to Cpl(R); 11-25Jun32, act d trng;”
Jul-Dec 1932 Cpl, 301stArtCo, MCR, Bldg#36, Boston, MA “22Mar29”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Reserve Marines, Building #36, Navy Yard, Boston, MA
May-Jun 1933 Sgt, Co A, 1stBn, 19thResMar, Bldg#36, NYd, Boston, MA “11May33, Jdreenl, reappt Cpl; 1Jun33, pro Sgt”
Jul-Dec 1933 Sgt, Co A, 1stBn, 19thResMar, Bldg#36, NYd, Boston, MA “11May33”
Jan-Jun 1934 Cpl, Co A, 1stBn, 19thResMar, Bldg#36, NYd, Boston, MA “28May34, red to Cpl fr Sgt, tr to Cl VI, VMCR and to ERA”
Company I, 7th Reserve Regiment, 1100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
May-Jun 1934 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; 28May34, jd fr CoA, 19thResMar; Status inactive”
Jul-Dec 1934 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; status inactive”
Jan-Jun 1935 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; status inactive”
Jul-Dec 1935 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; status inactive”
Jan-Jun 1936 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; status inactive”
Jul-Dec 1936 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; status inactive”
Jan-Jun 1937 Cpl, Co I, 7thResRegt, “11May33; 10May37, Dis exp of enl, Status inactive”

Reserve Officers Course, Marine Corps Schools, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Sep 1939 2dLt, ROC, MCS, MB, Quantico, VA “29, assgd to act d; 30, jdfr 1stResDist; 30 only, act d status, under instn”
Oct 1939 2dLt, ROC, MCS, MB, Quantico, VA “Act d status, under instn”
Nov 1939 2dLt, ROC, MCS, MB, Quantico, VA “1-9, act d status, under instn; 10, instn completed, cert of grad awd; 13, to 1stMarBrig, FMF, Post, for duty”

Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Nov 1939 2dLt, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “13, jdfr Reserve Officers Basic Course, MCS, Post; 13-30, Co. Officer”
Dec 1939 2dLt, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “1-27, Co. Officer; 28-31, leave”
Jan 1940 2dLt, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF (Culebra, P.R.) “1-2, leave; 3-31, Co. Officer”
Feb 1940 2dLt, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF (Culebra, P.R.) “Co. Officer”
Mar 1940 2dLt, Co D, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “1-18, Co. Officer; 19, to home, Jefferson Me.; 27, relieved fr act d.”
Company M, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “1, jdfr 1stResDist, for act duty; Co. Off”
Aug 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “1-4 and 7-31, Co. Officer; 5-6, leave;29, qual SS”
Sep 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “Co. Officer; Add d Bn MessO”
Oct 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “Co. Officer; Add d Bn MessO”
Nov 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, USS MC CAWLEY, Mayaguez, P.R. “Co. Officer”
Dec 1940 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “Co. Officer”

Company M, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Jan 1941 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 7thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba “1, jdfr Co”M”, 3rdBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, NS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba”
Apr 1941 2dLt, Co M, 3rdBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-15, CoO; 16-30, leave”
Jul 1941 2dLt, Hq&ServCo, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “20, jdfr 3rdBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF; Asst R-3”
Oct 1941 2dLt, Hq&ServCo, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “ 1-21, AR-3 Off; 22-26, temp d NYd Charleston, SC, conn taking physical exam for parachute trng; 27, to MBNAS, Lakehurst, NJ”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Oct 1941 2dLt, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”29, jdfr 7thMar, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC; 30, assigned to parachute det; 31 only, duty and under instn parachute det”

B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Jan 1942 2dLt, B Co, 1st ParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1st MarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”CoO, Para”
Apr 1942 1stLt, B Co, 1st ParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1st MarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”16, to HqCo; Para”
Hq Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 1stLt, HqCo, 1st ParaBn, DivSplTrs, 1st MarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”16, jdfr Co”B”; 16-30, Bn-2; Para”
Jul 1942 Capt, HqCo, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field “Para; Bn-2; BnGasO; BnCensor”
Aug 1942 Capt, HqCo, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands) ”7, KIA
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