- SURNAME
Miller
- FORENAME
Claude William
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company D)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
282424
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, New York, USA. Plot H, 10621
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 08.08.1921, New York, USA
29.01.1940 entered service
31.01.1943 married Audrey Miller of 2526 East, 27th Street, New York
KIA Tulagi, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2758739/claude-w-millerSERVICE HISTORY:
MILLER, Claude W., Cpl 521/745/653 SN: 282424
Born: 08 Aug 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 29 Jan 1940 (Home of Record: 2802 Brown Street, Brooklyn, New York)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY (Section H, Site 10621)
Company B, 1st Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, Armory Foot of 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY
Jan-Mar 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "29Jan40; Jdenl, Drills: Jan29; Feb5,15,19,26; Mar4,11,18,21,25,28; 4Mar, qual Mks, small bore."
Apr-Jun 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "Drills: Apr1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25,29; May2,6,9,13,20,27; Jun3,10,17,24"
Jul-Sep 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "Drills: Jul1,8,15; Aug5,12,19,26; Sep5,9,16,23,30; 26Jul, qual Mks"
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "29Jan40; Drills: Oct7,14,24,28; Nov4"
Company B, 1st Battalion, Group C, Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA "Msm"
Dec 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA "On fur fr 1200, 26-31Dec40"
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba "11, to Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1MB, FMF, Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. "29Jan40; 11, jdfr Co B, 1st Bn, USMCR(O), Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "11-30, fur."
Jul 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MANLEY, Miami, FL "1-31, Abd USS GREGORY, APD Sqdrn 6 for such duty as the CinC Atlantic Fleet may direct."
Oct 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company C, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company D, Rear Echelon, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co D, Rear Echelon, 1stMarRdrBn, MB, Quantico, VA "1-20, at MB, Quantico, Va.; 21-30, abd USS MC KEAN and USS STRINGHAM conn trng exercises; 30, disemb at MB, Quantico, Va."
Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) "1-3, temp det d with Rear Ech, 1stMarRdrBn at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 11, disemb; 23, emb on bd USS MC KEAN for spl assignment and sailed same date."
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Islands) "7, Killed in Action
Born: 08 Aug 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 29 Jan 1940 (Home of Record: 2802 Brown Street, Brooklyn, New York)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY (Section H, Site 10621)
Company B, 1st Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, Armory Foot of 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY
Jan-Mar 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "29Jan40; Jdenl, Drills: Jan29; Feb5,15,19,26; Mar4,11,18,21,25,28; 4Mar, qual Mks, small bore."
Apr-Jun 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "Drills: Apr1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25,29; May2,6,9,13,20,27; Jun3,10,17,24"
Jul-Sep 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "Drills: Jul1,8,15; Aug5,12,19,26; Sep5,9,16,23,30; 26Jul, qual Mks"
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, Brooklyn, NY "29Jan40; Drills: Oct7,14,24,28; Nov4"
Company B, 1st Battalion, Group C, Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA "Msm"
Dec 1940 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA "On fur fr 1200, 26-31Dec40"
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba "11, to Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1MB, FMF, Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. "29Jan40; 11, jdfr Co B, 1st Bn, USMCR(O), Gtmo Bay, Cuba"
Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "11-30, fur."
Jul 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MANLEY, Miami, FL "1-31, Abd USS GREGORY, APD Sqdrn 6 for such duty as the CinC Atlantic Fleet may direct."
Oct 1941 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company C, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA
Company D, Rear Echelon, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Apr 1942 Cpl, Co D, Rear Echelon, 1stMarRdrBn, MB, Quantico, VA "1-20, at MB, Quantico, Va.; 21-30, abd USS MC KEAN and USS STRINGHAM conn trng exercises; 30, disemb at MB, Quantico, Va."
Company D, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Cpl, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) "1-3, temp det d with Rear Ech, 1stMarRdrBn at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 11, disemb; 23, emb on bd USS MC KEAN for spl assignment and sailed same date."
Aug 1942 Cpl, Co D, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Islands) "7, Killed in Action
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