- SURNAME
Wheeler
- FORENAME
James Edward
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company L)
- RANK
Corporal
- NUMBER
330159
- DATE OF DEATH
1st November 1943
- AGE
21
- GRAVESITE
Evergreen Cemetery, Judsonia, Arkansas, USA. Plot Area D
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 10.10.1922, Arkansas, USA
19.12.1941 entered service USMC
10.1942 PFC 3rd Raider Bn. (Company C)
01.1943 CPL
07.1943 Cpl 3rd Raider Bn. (Company L)
Next of kin - Mother. Mrs. Vilena Wilson, McRae, Arkansas
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38562791/james-edward-wheelerSERVICE HISTORY:
WHEELER, James E., Cpl 521/522/745/653 SN: 330159
Born: 10 Oct 1922 Arkansas
Enlisted: 19 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: Judsonia, Arkansas)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Evergreen Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, AR (Section , Row , Grave )
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Dec41; 22, jdfr SRD; 19, Enl DHS Little Rock, Ark."
Jan 1942 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "7-15, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 16, to 7thRecBn, RDep, Post"
7th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Dec41;16, jdfr 1stRecBn, RDep, Post"
Marine Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, NSD, Oakland, CA "14, pro."
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, Reinforced, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, Co F, 2ndBn, 22ndMar, Rein, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa) "19, emb abd SS LURLINE; 19, sailed fr San Diego, Calif.; 29, arr at Pago Pago, Samoa & sailed; 29, arr at Apia, Samoa"
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC, Co C, 3rdRdrBn, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa)
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co C, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa)
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co C, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Company L, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co L, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company L, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), In the Field
Oct 1943 Cpl, Co L, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (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 Cpl, Co L, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, Killed in Action
Born: 10 Oct 1922 Arkansas
Enlisted: 19 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: Judsonia, Arkansas)
Died: 01 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Evergreen Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, AR (Section , Row , Grave )
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Dec41; 22, jdfr SRD; 19, Enl DHS Little Rock, Ark."
Jan 1942 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "7-15, sk USNH, San Diego, Calif.; 16, to 7thRecBn, RDep, Post"
7th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA "19Dec41;16, jdfr 1stRecBn, RDep, Post"
Marine Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, MB, NSD, Oakland, CA "14, pro."
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, Reinforced, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, Co F, 2ndBn, 22ndMar, Rein, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa) "19, emb abd SS LURLINE; 19, sailed fr San Diego, Calif.; 29, arr at Pago Pago, Samoa & sailed; 29, arr at Apia, Samoa"
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC, Co C, 3rdRdrBn, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa)
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co C, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa)
Company C, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Cpl, Co C, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides)
Company L, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Cpl, Co L, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company L, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), In the Field
Oct 1943 Cpl, Co L, 3rdRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (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 Cpl, Co L, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1, Killed in Action
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