- SURNAME
Scanlon
- FORENAME
Raymond Thomas
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company I)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
379766
- DATE OF DEATH
1st November 1943
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Section PA, Site 207
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 05.12.1921, New York, USA
04.03.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Ann Scanlon, 86-16 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63306060/raymond-t-scanlonSERVICE HISTORY:
SCANLON, Raymond T., PFC 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 379766
Born: 05 Dec 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 04 Mar 1942 (Home of Record: 86-16 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX (Section PA, Grave 207)
8th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Mar 1942 Pvt, 8thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "4Mar42; 5, jdfr ERD"
Apr 1942 Pvt, 8thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "26-30, Pal and sk USNH, Post"
Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Reinforced, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stBn, 3rdMar, Rein, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa)
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "11, Trans to CasBn, IMAC, Noumea, N.C."
Company I, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co I, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "4Mar42; 11, jdfr Corps ReplBn, TC, IMAC"
Company I, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co I, 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 I, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 1, Killed in Action
Born: 05 Dec 1921 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 04 Mar 1942 (Home of Record: 86-16 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, New York)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX (Section PA, Grave 207)
8th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Mar 1942 Pvt, 8thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "4Mar42; 5, jdfr ERD"
Apr 1942 Pvt, 8thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "26-30, Pal and sk USNH, Post"
Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Reinforced, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stBn, 3rdMar, Rein, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa)
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Company A, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 3rdMarRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "11, Trans to CasBn, IMAC, Noumea, N.C."
Company I, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co I, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) "4Mar42; 11, jdfr Corps ReplBn, TC, IMAC"
Company I, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), 1st Marine Amphib Corps
Oct 1943 PFC, Co I, 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 I, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), 1st MAC (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 1, Killed in Action
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