- SURNAME
Muller
- FORENAME
Frank Joseph
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company G)
- RANK
Platoon Sergeant
- NUMBER
261918
- DATE OF DEATH
2nd November 1943
- AGE
24
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
born 29.01.1919 Great Kikinda, Yugoslavia (Franz Muller)
son of Emma Muller,1224 North Leithgow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
05.06.1921 moved USA
29.10.1937 entered service
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Emma Muller, 1224 North Leithgow Street, Philadelphia
KIA Choiseul whilst swimming across river.
body not recovered
DATE OF DEATH:
02-Nov-1943WEB LINKS:
• https://missingmarines.com/frank-j-muller/FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56768390/frank-joseph-mullerSERVICE HISTORY:
MULLER, Frank J, PltSgt, 745 SN: 261918
Born: XX Xxx 19XX Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 29 Oct 1937 DHS Philadelphia, PA (Home of Record: Pennsylvania)
Died: 02 Nov 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Remains unrecovered from Choiseul, Solomon Islands. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippine Islands
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1937 Pvt, HQ, ERD, Philadelphia, PA "29Oct37; 29, Jdenl at RS Phila., Pa. and tr to MB, Parris Island, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "29Oct37; 30, Jdenl fr DHS Philadelphia, Pa.; 30-31 RI."
Nov 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Dec 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-20, RI; 21, to MB, Quantico, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Post Service Battalion, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Dec 1937 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "29Oct37; 22, jdfr RD Det, MB, Parris Island, S.C.; 23-31, Msm."
Jan 1938 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "1, to SerDet, Post SerBn, Post"
Feb-Dec 1938 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "Hostler, Post Stables; 1-15Dec, Hostler, Post Stables; 16, to MBNNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1938, Pvt, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "29Oct37"
Jan 1939 Pvt, SeaSchDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "1-15, Messman; 25, to MD, USS WICHITA"
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA "29Oct37; 25, jdfr Sea School Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va."
Feb-Mar 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA
Apr 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-6 & 8-9, at NYd Phila.Pa.; 7, only at Gravesend Bay, N.Y.; 10-13, enroute to Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys; 14-17, at Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys; 18-20, enroute Houston, Texas; 21-30, Houston, Texas"
May 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-5, enroute NYd Phila.; 6-22, NYd, Phila. Pa.; 23-24, enroute Havana, Cuba; 27-30, Havana, Cuba; 31 only, enroute Nassau, Bahamas"
Jun 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-2, Nassau, Bahamas; 3-5, enroute San Juan, P.R.; 6-8, San Juan, P.R.; 9-12, enroute New York, NY; 13-19 at New York, NY; 20-22, enroute Gloucester, Mass.; 23-26, at Gloucester, Mass.; 27-28, enroute Newport, RI; 29 only, Newport, R.I.; 30, enroute to Philadelphia, Pa."
Jun 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA "8-21, temp det d RR, Cape May, NJ; 21, qual MM; 24-31, on fur."
Jul-Sep 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA
Oct 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, Hampton Roads & NNY Portsmouth, Va. (Neutrality Patrols off East Coast)
Nov 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NNY, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean)
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean & South America)
Mar-May 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jun-Sep 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean & South America) "9Sep, rank changed fr PFC(SA) to PFC(TA)"
Oct-Dec 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA "22-30Nov, temp det d RR, Quantico, Va.; 6Dec, qual SS; 18Dec to BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1940 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "29Oct37; 18, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA; 28-31, fur."
Jan-Apr 1941 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, NJ
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ "29Oct37; 1-16, studPara; 17, desig Para; 17-19, Para; 20, to Co "B", 2dParaBn, 2dMarDiv, San Diego, CA"
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "29Oct37; 23, jdfr MBNAS, Lakehurst, N.J.; Parachutist, Rated spl 1cl as parachutist."
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 6, pro"
Apr 1942 Cpl, Hq Co, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
Jul 1942 Sgt, Hq Co, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 4, pro Sgt (temp)"
Company C, 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Sgt, Co C, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) "Para; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z."
Jan 1943 Sgt, Co C, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMarAmpCorps, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "Para"
Company G, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Tontouta, New Caledonia) "Para"
Jul 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Tontouta, New Caledonia) "Para"
Oct 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, B.S.I.)
Nov 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Choiseul, B.S.I.) "2 KIA during raid on enemy; Char Excl; Interred on Choiseul, B.S.I."
Born: XX Xxx 19XX Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 29 Oct 1937 DHS Philadelphia, PA (Home of Record: Pennsylvania)
Died: 02 Nov 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Remains unrecovered from Choiseul, Solomon Islands. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippine Islands
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1937 Pvt, HQ, ERD, Philadelphia, PA "29Oct37; 29, Jdenl at RS Phila., Pa. and tr to MB, Parris Island, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "29Oct37; 30, Jdenl fr DHS Philadelphia, Pa.; 30-31 RI."
Nov 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Dec 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, BTrs, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-20, RI; 21, to MB, Quantico, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Post Service Battalion, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Dec 1937 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "29Oct37; 22, jdfr RD Det, MB, Parris Island, S.C.; 23-31, Msm."
Jan 1938 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "1, to SerDet, Post SerBn, Post"
Feb-Dec 1938 Pvt, BksDet, Post SerBn, MB, Quantico, VA "Hostler, Post Stables; 1-15Dec, Hostler, Post Stables; 16, to MBNNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1938, Pvt, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "29Oct37"
Jan 1939 Pvt, SeaSchDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "1-15, Messman; 25, to MD, USS WICHITA"
Marine Detachment, USS WICHITA, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Jan 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA "29Oct37; 25, jdfr Sea School Det, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va."
Feb-Mar 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA
Apr 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-6 & 8-9, at NYd Phila.Pa.; 7, only at Gravesend Bay, N.Y.; 10-13, enroute to Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys; 14-17, at Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys; 18-20, enroute Houston, Texas; 21-30, Houston, Texas"
May 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-5, enroute NYd Phila.; 6-22, NYd, Phila. Pa.; 23-24, enroute Havana, Cuba; 27-30, Havana, Cuba; 31 only, enroute Nassau, Bahamas"
Jun 1939 Pvt, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea "1-2, Nassau, Bahamas; 3-5, enroute San Juan, P.R.; 6-8, San Juan, P.R.; 9-12, enroute New York, NY; 13-19 at New York, NY; 20-22, enroute Gloucester, Mass.; 23-26, at Gloucester, Mass.; 27-28, enroute Newport, RI; 29 only, Newport, R.I.; 30, enroute to Philadelphia, Pa."
Jun 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA "8-21, temp det d RR, Cape May, NJ; 21, qual MM; 24-31, on fur."
Jul-Sep 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NYd, Phila., PA
Oct 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, Hampton Roads & NNY Portsmouth, Va. (Neutrality Patrols off East Coast)
Nov 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NNY, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1939 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean)
Jan-Feb 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean & South America)
Mar-May 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA
Jun-Sep 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, At Sea (Caribbean & South America) "9Sep, rank changed fr PFC(SA) to PFC(TA)"
Oct-Dec 1940 PFC, MD, USS WICHITA, NOB, Norfolk, VA "22-30Nov, temp det d RR, Quantico, Va.; 6Dec, qual SS; 18Dec to BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, Va."
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Dec 1940 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "29Oct37; 18, jdfr MD, USS WICHITA; 28-31, fur."
Jan-Apr 1941 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, NJ
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, NJ "29Oct37; 1-16, studPara; 17, desig Para; 17-19, Para; 20, to Co "B", 2dParaBn, 2dMarDiv, San Diego, CA"
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego
Jul 1941 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "29Oct37; 23, jdfr MBNAS, Lakehurst, N.J.; Parachutist, Rated spl 1cl as parachutist."
Oct 1941 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 6, pro"
Apr 1942 Cpl, Hq Co, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
Jul 1942 Sgt, Hq Co, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para; 4, pro Sgt (temp)"
Company C, 2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Sgt, Co C, 2ndParaBn, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) "Para; 19, emb on SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z."
Jan 1943 Sgt, Co C, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMarAmpCorps, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "Para"
Company G, 2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Tontouta, New Caledonia) "Para"
Jul 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Tontouta, New Caledonia) "Para"
Oct 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Vella Lavella & Choiseul, B.S.I.)
Nov 1943 PltSgt, Co G, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParaRegt, 1st MAC, In the Field (Choiseul, B.S.I.) "2 KIA during raid on enemy; Char Excl; Interred on Choiseul, B.S.I."
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