RAIDERS Thompson, Harold John

Craig Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Thompson
  • FORENAME
Harold John
  • UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company D)
  • RANK
Private
  • NUMBER
478750
  • DATE OF DEATH
17th July 1943
  • AGE
17
  • GRAVESITE
West Sunbury Union Cemetery, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 20.09.1925, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
05.10.1942 entered service
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Florence Thompson, Route 2, West Sunbury, Pennsylvania
KIA Bairoko, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
 

DATE OF DEATH:

17-Jul-1943

FINDAGRAVE:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180762927/harold-john-thompson

SERVICE HISTORY:

THOMPSON, Harold J., Pvt 521/745(Rifleman) SN: 478750
Born: 20 Sep 1925 Deegan, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMCR: 05 Oct 1942 (Home of Record: West Sunbury, Pennsylvania)
Died: 17 Jul 1943 (KIA, Bairoko, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: West Sunbury Union Cemetery, West Sunbury, Butler County, PA (Section , Row , Grave )

Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1942 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Philadelphia, PA "5Oct42; Jdenl at DHS Pittsburgh, Pa., and tr to RD, MB, Parris Island, SC"
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC "5Oct42; 7, jdfr ERD; 5, Jdenl at DHS Pittsburgh, Pa."

HQ Company, 3rd Replacement Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, HqCo, 3rdReplBn, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa) "13, arr and 14, disemb at Tutuila, American Samoa; 19, to Co G, 3dReplBn"
Company G, 3rd Replacement Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co G, 3rdReplBn, 2ndMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Tutuila, Amer. Samoa) "5Oct42; 19, jdfr HqCo, 3dReplBn"

Company D, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) "12-20 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng"
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co D, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "5Oct42; 4, emb abd USS MC CALLA at Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 4, underway; 5, landed on enemy territory and participated in action on New Georgia, B.S.I.; 17, KIA at Enogai Point, New Georgia, B.S.I. and buried on island; GO#20 does not apply.
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