- SURNAME
Relja
- FORENAME
Tony Anthony
- UNIT
2nd Raider Battalion (HQ Company)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
380501
- DATE OF DEATH
3rd November 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Lakeview Cemetery, South Haven, Michigan, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 17.11.1922, South Haven, Michigan, USA
father John Relja (1878-1947)
mother Duyka (nee Gegantov) Relja (1892-1947)
attended South Haven High School
employed by Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
employed by Wood & Wyers Trucking Company
02.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother Mrs. Duyea Relja, Route 1, Box 22, South Haven, Michigan
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
03-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106360435/tony-anthony-reljaSERVICE HISTORY:
RELJA, Tony A., PFC 521/345 SN: 380501
Born: 17 Nov 1922 South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
Enlisted USMCR: 24 Feb 1942 (Home of Record: Phoenix Road, South Haven, Michigan)
Died: 03 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Lakeview Cemetery, S. Haven, Van Buren County, MI (Section , Grave )
10th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "24Feb42; 27, jdfr CRD, Detroit, Mich."
Apr 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "25,fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Post"
HQ Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24Feb42; 25, jdfr 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA"
Company D, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co D, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF "1-3, temp d in accordance with instruction fr CinCPac in Midway Islands Area, Pac; 4, arr & disem fr USS MC KEAN in Pearl Harbor, T.H.; 4, to HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H.) "24Feb42; 4, jdfr Co D, 2ndMarRdrBn, Pacific Fleet; 5-31, Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H."
Oct 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec; 19, conv DC for Violation of orders of CO on 17Oct42, Sent TLP $20.00. 19, app by CA"
Jan 1943 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec"
Apr 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment
Jul 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Noumea, New Caledonia) "BnMTSec"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment(Provisional), IMAC
Oct 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC "BnMTSec; 1-3, at Noumea, N.C.; 4, emb abd USS PRES. HAYES; 7, sailed therefrom; 7-10, passage at sea; 11, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 11-12, at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 13, emb abd USS GEORGE CLYMER and sailed therefrom; 13-31, passage at sea"
Nov 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) "BnMTSec; 3, Killed in Action
Born: 17 Nov 1922 South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
Enlisted USMCR: 24 Feb 1942 (Home of Record: Phoenix Road, South Haven, Michigan)
Died: 03 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Lakeview Cemetery, S. Haven, Van Buren County, MI (Section , Grave )
10th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "24Feb42; 27, jdfr CRD, Detroit, Mich."
Apr 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA "25,fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Post"
HQ Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Amphibious Corps Pacific Fleet, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "24Feb42; 25, jdfr 10thRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, CA"
Company D, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co D, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF "1-3, temp d in accordance with instruction fr CinCPac in Midway Islands Area, Pac; 4, arr & disem fr USS MC KEAN in Pearl Harbor, T.H.; 4, to HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Amphibious Corps
Jul 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H.) "24Feb42; 4, jdfr Co D, 2ndMarRdrBn, Pacific Fleet; 5-31, Camp Catlin, Pearl Harbor, T.H."
Oct 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC, PF (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec; 19, conv DC for Violation of orders of CO on 17Oct42, Sent TLP $20.00. 19, app by CA"
Jan 1943 Pvt, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec"
Apr 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1st MAC (Gung Ho Camp, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "BnMTSec"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment
Jul 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt (Noumea, New Caledonia) "BnMTSec"
Headquarters Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment(Provisional), IMAC
Oct 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC "BnMTSec; 1-3, at Noumea, N.C.; 4, emb abd USS PRES. HAYES; 7, sailed therefrom; 7-10, passage at sea; 11, arr & disemb at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 11-12, at Guadalcanal, B.S.I.; 13, emb abd USS GEORGE CLYMER and sailed therefrom; 13-31, passage at sea"
Nov 1943 PFC, HqCo, 2ndRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (PROV), IMAC (Bougainville, Solomon Islands) "BnMTSec; 3, Killed in Action
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