- SURNAME
Pelkey
- FORENAME
William Adeler
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company C)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
377193
- DATE OF DEATH
10th July 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Valhalla Memorial Park, North Hollywood, California, USA. Memorial Block C, Section 2953, Lot 2
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.04.1924, Burbank, California, USA
mother Catherine Eleanor (nee Guare) Taylor (1900-1942)
13.04.1942 entered service
KIA Enogai, Solomon Islands
Gravesite unmarked with no headstone
DATE OF DEATH:
10-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125570167/william-adeler-pelkeySERVICE HISTORY:
PELKEY, William A., PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 377193
Born: 15 Apr 1924 Los Angeles, California
Enlisted USMC: 13 Apr 1942 (Home of Record: 574 E. Palm Avenue, Burbank, California)
Died: 09 Jul 1943 (KIA, vicinity of Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (Section , Site )
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Hq, WRD, San Francisco, CA “13Apr42; Jd enl at DHS Los Angeles, Calif. and tr to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “13Apr42;13, Jdfr WRD. 13, enl DHS, Los Angeles, Calif.”
Jul 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-6, sk Presby Hosp, Hollywood, Calif.; 11, to HqCo, Amphib Corps, PacFlt”
2nd Tank Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, 2ndTkBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “13Apr42; 11, jdfr 2dRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Tank School, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Aug 1942 Pvt, Tank School, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Tank School, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-5, fur; AOL fr 8:00am 11 to 2:30pm 13; 15-19, fur.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co C, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “6, to 1st Raider Bn”
Company E, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co E, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “13Apr42; 5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1st MAC, Noumea, N.C.”
Company C, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co C, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “1, pro (TA) fr Pvt; 9-15, sk Mob Base Hosp#5; 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co C, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “13Apr42; 4, emb abd USS SCHLEY at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, B.S.I. remains not recovered (until 1999); GO#20 does not apply.
Born: 15 Apr 1924 Los Angeles, California
Enlisted USMC: 13 Apr 1942 (Home of Record: 574 E. Palm Avenue, Burbank, California)
Died: 09 Jul 1943 (KIA, vicinity of Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA (Section , Site )
Headquarters, Western Recruiting Division, San Francisco, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Hq, WRD, San Francisco, CA “13Apr42; Jd enl at DHS Los Angeles, Calif. and tr to MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
2nd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “13Apr42;13, Jdfr WRD. 13, enl DHS, Los Angeles, Calif.”
Jul 1942 Pvt, 2ndRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA “1-6, sk Presby Hosp, Hollywood, Calif.; 11, to HqCo, Amphib Corps, PacFlt”
2nd Tank Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, 2ndTkBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “13Apr42; 11, jdfr 2dRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Tank School, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Aug 1942 Pvt, Tank School, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Tank School, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “1-5, fur; AOL fr 8:00am 11 to 2:30pm 13; 15-19, fur.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co C, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “6, to 1st Raider Bn”
Company E, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co E, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “13Apr42; 5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1st MAC, Noumea, N.C.”
Company C, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co C, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “1, pro (TA) fr Pvt; 9-15, sk Mob Base Hosp#5; 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co C, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “13Apr42; 4, emb abd USS SCHLEY at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 9, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia Island, B.S.I. remains not recovered (until 1999); GO#20 does not apply.
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