- SURNAME
Woerl
- FORENAME
John Anthony, Jr.
- UNIT
1st Raider Battalion (Company A)
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
346065
- DATE OF DEATH
14th July 1943
- AGE
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 13, Grave 100
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1922, Dayton, Ohio, USA
27.12.1941 entered service USMC
01.1943 1st Raider Bn.
Next of kin - Father. Mr. John A. Woerl, Sr, 141 Bolton Street, Dayton, Ohio
KIA New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56766479/john-anthony-woerlSERVICE HISTORY:
WOERL, John A., Jr, Pvt 521/522/745 SN: 345065
Born: XX Xxx 1922 Ohio
Enlisted USMCR: 27 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 141 Boltin Street, Dayton, Ohio)
Died: 14 Jul 1943 (KIA, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section D, Row 13, Grave 100)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Dec 1941 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “27Dec41; 7, Jd enl at DHS Cleveland, Oh. and tr to MB, PI, S.C. same day”
7th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Dec 1941 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “27Dec41; jdfr CRD”
Jan 1942 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC
Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL
Apr 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL
Jul 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL “13, conv DC for AOL fr 6:00am, 5Jul42 to 9:35 10Jul42; sent as mit to LP $25.00 per mo for prd 1 mo, TLP $25.00 and to perform EPD for prd 1 mo; appd by CA 13Jul42”
Oct 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL “26, to 6thReplBn, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “27Dec41; 26, jdfr MB, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla.”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “5, to 1st Raider Bn, 1st Raider Regt, 1st MAC”
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1st MAC, Noumea, N.C.; 1-21, sk Mob Base Hosp #5”
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “10-14 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “27Dec41; 4, emb abd USS CROSBY 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.; 14, KIA and buried on New Georgia Island, B.S.I. ; Grave located 1000 yards on trail fr Rice Anchorage; GO#20 does not apply.
Born: XX Xxx 1922 Ohio
Enlisted USMCR: 27 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 141 Boltin Street, Dayton, Ohio)
Died: 14 Jul 1943 (KIA, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section D, Row 13, Grave 100)
Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, IL
Dec 1941 Pvt, Hq, CRD, Chicago, IL “27Dec41; 7, Jd enl at DHS Cleveland, Oh. and tr to MB, PI, S.C. same day”
7th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Dec 1941 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “27Dec41; jdfr CRD”
Jan 1942 Pvt, 7thRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC
Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL
Apr 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL
Jul 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL “13, conv DC for AOL fr 6:00am, 5Jul42 to 9:35 10Jul42; sent as mit to LP $25.00 per mo for prd 1 mo, TLP $25.00 and to perform EPD for prd 1 mo; appd by CA 13Jul42”
Oct 1942 Pvt, GdCo, MB, NAS, Jacksonville, FL “26, to 6thReplBn, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
6th Replacement Battalion, FMF, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, TC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “27Dec41; 26, jdfr MB, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla.”
Jan 1943 Pvt, 6thReplBn, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia) “5, to 1st Raider Bn, 1st Raider Regt, 1st MAC”
Company A, 1st Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “5, jdfr 6thReplBn, 1st MAC, Noumea, N.C.; 1-21, sk Mob Base Hosp #5”
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, N.C.) “10-14 and 22-24, on bd APD in conn with spl trng”
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) “27Dec41; 4, emb abd USS CROSBY 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.; 14, KIA and buried on New Georgia Island, B.S.I. ; Grave located 1000 yards on trail fr Rice Anchorage; GO#20 does not apply.
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