- SURNAME
Russell
- FORENAME
Carleton
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company K)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
462877
- DATE OF DEATH
7th November 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Crab Orchard Cemetery, Oakdale, Tennessee, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 17.08.1924, Tennessee, USA
father John Fred Russell (1903-1986)
mother Billie Beatrice (nee Goans) (1903-1957)
16.10.1942 enlisted
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Billie Ehme, 835 Roane Street, Harriman, Tennessee
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50453883/carleton-russellSERVICE HISTORY:
RUSSELL, Carleton, PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 462877
Born: 17 Aug 1924 Tennessee
Enlisted USMCR: 16 Oct 1942 (Home of Record: 835 Roane Street, Harriman, Tennessee)
Died: 07 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Crab Orchard Cemetery, Oakdale, Morgan County, TN
10th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "16Oct42; 19, jdfr SRD; 16, enl DHS, Nashville, Tenn."
13th Separate Recruit Battalion, New River Training Center, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Dec 1942 Pvt, 13thRecBn, NRTC, MB, New River, NC "tr by S/Rs fr Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); 14, to 2ndGarrison ReplBn, Post"
4th Platoon, 2nd Garrison Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4thPlt, 2ndGarReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa) "15Dec42, emb abd USS Henry T Allen at Norfolk, Va.; 17Dec42, sailed; 17-23, enroute fr Norfolk, Va, to Balboa, Panama CZ; 24-26Dec42, Balboa, CZ; 27-31Dec42, enroute fr Balboa, CZ to Tutuila, Amer. Samoa; 13, Arr & disemb at Tutuila, Amer. Samoa"
Company B, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa) "16Oct42; 13, jdfr 2ndGarrison ReplDet"
Company B, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-7, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 7, Killed in Action
Born: 17 Aug 1924 Tennessee
Enlisted USMCR: 16 Oct 1942 (Home of Record: 835 Roane Street, Harriman, Tennessee)
Died: 07 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Crab Orchard Cemetery, Oakdale, Morgan County, TN
10th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1942 Pvt, 10thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "16Oct42; 19, jdfr SRD; 16, enl DHS, Nashville, Tenn."
13th Separate Recruit Battalion, New River Training Center, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Dec 1942 Pvt, 13thRecBn, NRTC, MB, New River, NC "tr by S/Rs fr Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); 14, to 2ndGarrison ReplBn, Post"
4th Platoon, 2nd Garrison Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4thPlt, 2ndGarReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa) "15Dec42, emb abd USS Henry T Allen at Norfolk, Va.; 17Dec42, sailed; 17-23, enroute fr Norfolk, Va, to Balboa, Panama CZ; 24-26Dec42, Balboa, CZ; 27-31Dec42, enroute fr Balboa, CZ to Tutuila, Amer. Samoa; 13, Arr & disemb at Tutuila, Amer. Samoa"
Company B, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa) "16Oct42; 13, jdfr 2ndGarrison ReplDet"
Company B, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co B, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company K, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Noumea, N.C. & Guadalcanal, B.S.I.) "6, Emb abd USS PRES. ADAMS at Noumea, N.C. and sailed therefrom on 7Oct43; 11, arr at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and disemb same date; 19, emb abd USS FULLER at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date."
Nov 1943 PFC, Co K, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-7, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 7, Killed in Action
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