- SURNAME
Oliver
- FORENAME
Floyd Arthur
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company B)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
284854
- DATE OF DEATH
21st July 1943
- AGE
23
- GRAVESITE
Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 27.05.1920, Yarmouth, Maine, USA
father Leroy Emerson Oliver (1887-1969)
mother Mazie Mae (nee Foster) Oliver (1889-1944)
05.06.1940 enlisted Boston, Massachusetts
DOW New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
21-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68265417/floyd-a-oliverSERVICE HISTORY:
OLIVER, Floyd A., Cpl 521/522/653 SN: 284854
Born: 27 May 1920 Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Enlisted USMC: 05 Jun 1940 (Home of Record: Yarmouth, Maine)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 1940 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA "5, Acc & Enl at DHS Boston, Mass.; Tr to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jun 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "5Jun40; 7, Jdfr DHS, Boston, Mass.; 7-30, RI"
Jul 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-27, RI; 28, to MB, NNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Aug 1940 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "5Jun40; 29, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC"
Sep 1940 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "25, to MarDet, USS RANGER, NNY, Post"
Marine Detachment, USS RANGER
Sep 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA "5Jun40; 25, jdfr SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Jan-Mar 1941 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Apr-Sep 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "6-31, Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 20, pro(temp)"
Jan 1942 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va."
Apr 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va."
Jul 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1-3, 18-31, Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 5-17, Temp det d, Quantico, Va., SATP; 15, qual ER"
Oct 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1-2, det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 3, to 2dGdCo, Post; 18, to TC, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Headquarters Company, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, HqCo, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "5Jun40; 23, jdfr 2dGdCo, MB, NNYd"
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1-9, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, emb abd USS LCI #23 at Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS KILTY at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, killed in action while participating in the attack against the organized enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains initially interred on the Bairoko Harbor battlefield, later located by the US Army and re-interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: 27 May 1920 Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Enlisted USMC: 05 Jun 1940 (Home of Record: Yarmouth, Maine)
Died: 20 Jul 1943 (KIA, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 1940 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA "5, Acc & Enl at DHS Boston, Mass.; Tr to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Base Troops, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Jun 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "5Jun40; 7, Jdfr DHS, Boston, Mass.; 7-30, RI"
Jul 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "RI"
Aug 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RD, BTrps, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-27, RI; 28, to MB, NNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Sea School Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Aug 1940 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "5Jun40; 29, jdfr Hq&HqCo, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC"
Sep 1940 Pvt, SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "25, to MarDet, USS RANGER, NNY, Post"
Marine Detachment, USS RANGER
Sep 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA "5Jun40; 25, jdfr SeaSDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, Va."
Oct-Dec 1940 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Jan-Mar 1941 Pvt, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Apr-Sep 1941 PFC, MarDet, USS RANGER, Norfolk, VA
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Oct 1941 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "6-31, Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 20, pro(temp)"
Jan 1942 PFC, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va."
Apr 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va."
Jul 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1-3, 18-31, Det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 5-17, Temp det d, Quantico, Va., SATP; 15, qual ER"
Oct 1942 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NNY, Portsmouth, VA "1-2, det d, NNH, Portsmouth, Va.; 3, to 2dGdCo, Post; 18, to TC, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Headquarters Company, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, HqCo, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "5Jun40; 23, jdfr 2dGdCo, MB, NNYd"
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "1-9, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, emb abd USS LCI #23 at Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 10, arr & disemb at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 17, emb & sailed abd USS KILTY at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 18, arr & disemb at Enogai, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 18-20, participated in the occupation of Enogai; 20, killed in action while participating in the attack against the organized enemy at Bairoko Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains initially interred on the Bairoko Harbor battlefield, later located by the US Army and re-interred at Enogai Harbor Cemetery, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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