- SURNAME
Speicher
- FORENAME
Elmer Lawrence
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company H)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
286453
- DATE OF DEATH
7th August 1942
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Beechwoods Cemetery, New Rochelle, New York, USA
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.05.1922 New Rochelle, New York, USA
father Lawrence Phillip Speicher (1895-1986)
mother Marquerite L. Speicher (1899-1979)
18.06.1940 entered service
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Lawrence Speicher, 9 Rhodes Street, New Rochelle, New York
KIA Tulagi, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
07-Aug-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134818998/elmer-l-speicherSERVICE HISTORY:
SPEICHER, Elmer L., PFC 521/746(BAR Man) SN: 286453
Born: 22 May 1922 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 18 Jun 1940 (Home of Record: 347 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Beechwood Cemetery, New Rochelle, NY (Section , Row , Grave ).
Company D, 1st Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Militia Armory, New Rochelle, NY
Jun 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40, jdenl; Drills: Jun18,25”
Jul-Sep 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40;Drills: Jul2.9.16; Aug6,13,20,27; Sep3; Performed voluntary drillsSep10,17,24; 27Jul, unqual”
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40; Drills: Oct1,15,23,29; Nov6”
Company D, 1st Battalion, Group C, Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA “12-18m under instn RR, Post. 19, unqual Course C”
Dec 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA “On fur fr 1200, 26-31Dec40”
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba “11, to Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1MB, FMF, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”
B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “11, jdfr Co D, 1stBn, USMCR(O), Gtmo Bay, Cub”
Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 1stMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-13, at NOB, Gtmo Bay, Cuba; 14, emb abd USS ELLIOTT; 15, sailed therefrom; 18, arr & disemb at Charleston, SC; 23-30, on fur.”
B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On Board USS MC KEAN, Miami, Fla. “On board USS MC KEAN, Trans Div 11, for such as CinC Atlantic Fleet may direct.”
Oct 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “16, rated Spl 6cl automatic rifleman; 24-28, abd USS LITTLE on temp d in conn Navy Day demo, Wash., D.C.”
B Company, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphib Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, B Co, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA “Spl 6cl (BAR Man)”
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, Co E, 2ndBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “9, to Co A, 1stMar Raider Bn”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa) “18Jun40; 9, jdfr Co E, 2dBn, 2dMar; 9-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa”
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-4, at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “7, Killed in Action
Born: 22 May 1922 New York
Enlisted USMCR: 18 Jun 1940 (Home of Record: 347 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York)
Died: 07 Aug 1942 (KIA, Tulagi Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Beechwood Cemetery, New Rochelle, NY (Section , Row , Grave ).
Company D, 1st Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Militia Armory, New Rochelle, NY
Jun 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40, jdenl; Drills: Jun18,25”
Jul-Sep 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40;Drills: Jul2.9.16; Aug6,13,20,27; Sep3; Performed voluntary drillsSep10,17,24; 27Jul, unqual”
Oct-Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NMA, New Rochelle, NY “18Jun40; Drills: Oct1,15,23,29; Nov6”
Company D, 1st Battalion, Group C, Marine Corps Reserve, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA “12-18m under instn RR, Post. 19, unqual Course C”
Dec 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, Grp C, USMCR, MB, Quantico, VA “On fur fr 1200, 26-31Dec40”
Nov 1940 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co D, 1stMarBn, USMCR, NS, Gtmo Bay, Cuba “11, to Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1MB, FMF, Gtmo Bay, Cuba”
B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Parris Island, SC
Jan 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, Aboard USS MC CAWLEY, Culebra, P.R. “11, jdfr Co D, 1stBn, USMCR(O), Gtmo Bay, Cub”
Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co B, 1stBn, 1stMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-13, at NOB, Gtmo Bay, Cuba; 14, emb abd USS ELLIOTT; 15, sailed therefrom; 18, arr & disemb at Charleston, SC; 23-30, on fur.”
B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jul 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On Board USS MC KEAN, Miami, Fla. “On board USS MC KEAN, Trans Div 11, for such as CinC Atlantic Fleet may direct.”
Oct 1941 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “16, rated Spl 6cl automatic rifleman; 24-28, abd USS LITTLE on temp d in conn Navy Day demo, Wash., D.C.”
B Company, 1st Separate Battalion, FMF, Amphib Force, Atlantic Fleet, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, B Co, 1stSepBn, FMF, AFAF, MB, Quantico, VA “Spl 6cl (BAR Man)”
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, Co E, 2ndBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “9, to Co A, 1stMar Raider Bn”
Company A, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa) “18Jun40; 9, jdfr Co E, 2dBn, 2dMar; 9-11, at MCB, San Diego, Calif.; 12, emb on bd USS ZEILIN at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed; 14-27, passage; 28, arr at NS, Tutuila, Samoa”
Jul 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Samoa & Noumea, New Caledonia) “1-4, at Tutuila, Samoa; 4, emb on bd USS HEYWOOD for trans from Tutuila, Samoa to Noumea, New Caledonia; 5-9, underway; 10, arr at Noumea, New Caledonia; 23, emb on bd USS LITTLE for spl assignment and sailed same date.”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co A, 1stMarRdrBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tulagi, British Solomon Is) “7, Killed in Action
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