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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 49965" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Shoemaker</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William G.</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Marine Raider Bn</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-13216</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Shortland Island,Solomon Islands 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Lynn,Massachusetts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 09.09.1920 Lynn,Massachusetts</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of John A. and Christina E. Shoemaker</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>USMCR</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Marine Raider Bn (1Lt) 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Silver Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 Marine Regiment (A Company,1 Bn) (Captain) 1943-44</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 9.11.1943 and 18.12.1943 Bougainville</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award Navy Cross 1943 for Bougainville</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award 2nd Navy Cross (posthumous) for Guam 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA 3.8.1944 Guam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pine Grove Cemetery,Lynn,Essex County,Massachusetts Section M Lot 435 Grave 2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-shoemaker.35705/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35705-ed7dcd4822f7d0fc189ea3c0ad375aa3.jpg?1627409549" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-shoemaker-grave.35704/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35704-a08222ef1356dcbe5ee510c0aec1e8e7.jpg?1627409547" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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