- SURNAME
Woodall
- FORENAME
Donald Richard
- UNIT
3rd Raider Battalion (Company M)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
328913
- DATE OF DEATH
29th November 1943
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan, USA. Plot 20-12-6
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.10.1924 Allegan County, Michigan, USA
father Joseph James Woodall (1877-1946)
mother Letita Anne (nee Jackson) Woodall (1882-1971)
06.11.1941 entered service USMC
10.1942 3rd Raider Bn. (Company D)
07.1943 3rd Raider Bn. (Company M)
Next of kin - Father. Mr. Joseph J. Woodall, Gen. Del., Saugatuck, Michigan
KIA Bougainville, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
29-Nov-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22772284/donald-richard-woodallSERVICE HISTORY:
WOODALL, Donald R., PFC 521/504/604 SN: 328913
Born: 15 Oct 1924 Michigan
Enlisted: 06 Nov 1941 (Home of Record: Gen. Del., Saugatuck, Michigan)
Died: 29 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MI (Plot 20-12-6)
3rd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Nov 1941 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "6Nov41; 9, jdfr CRD; 6, Enl DHS Detroit, Mich."
Jan 1942 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "9, to MB, Quantico, Va."
Company A, The Training Center, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, TTC, MB, Quantico, VA "6Nov41; 10, jdfr 3rdRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC; 26-31, under instn Refrigeration Course"
Company A, 2nd Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 2dSerBn, 2dMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA "1, to AreaHq, AFPF, MCB, San Diego, Calif."
HQ Company, Defense Force, Samoan Group
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, DefForce, SamoanGrp, "6Nov41; 1, jdfr Co A, 2dSerBn, 2dMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; 10, to 3dBn, 7thMar, MCB, San Diego, Calif. FFT to 8thDefBn"
HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Reinforced, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 3rdBn, 7thMar, Rein, FMF, USS HARRIS (Tutuila, Samoa) "6Nov41; 10, jdfr AreaHq, MCB, San Diego, Calif."
Special Weapons Group, 8th Defense Battalion, FMF, Defense Force, In the Field
Jul 1942 Pvt, SplWpnsGrp, 8thDefBn, FMF, DefForce, In the Field (Wallis Islands) "1-31, at Wallis Islands"
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co D, 3rdRdrBn, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa)
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co D, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa)
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co D, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "5-11, sk USNAB #3 Hosp; 11, Tr to CasBn, (TC), 1st MarAmphCorps, Noumea, N.C."
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, Co M, 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 PFC, Co M, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-28, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 29, Killed in Action"
Born: 15 Oct 1924 Michigan
Enlisted: 06 Nov 1941 (Home of Record: Gen. Del., Saugatuck, Michigan)
Died: 29 Nov 1943 (KIA, Bougainville Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Riverside Cemetery, Saugatuck, Allegan County, MI (Plot 20-12-6)
3rd Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Nov 1941 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "6Nov41; 9, jdfr CRD; 6, Enl DHS Detroit, Mich."
Jan 1942 Pvt, 3rdRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "9, to MB, Quantico, Va."
Company A, The Training Center, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jan 1942 Pvt, TTC, MB, Quantico, VA "6Nov41; 10, jdfr 3rdRecBn, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC; 26-31, under instn Refrigeration Course"
Company A, 2nd Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 2dSerBn, 2dMarDiv, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA "1, to AreaHq, AFPF, MCB, San Diego, Calif."
HQ Company, Defense Force, Samoan Group
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, DefForce, SamoanGrp, "6Nov41; 1, jdfr Co A, 2dSerBn, 2dMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.; 10, to 3dBn, 7thMar, MCB, San Diego, Calif. FFT to 8thDefBn"
HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, Reinforced, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1942 Pvt, HqCo, 3rdBn, 7thMar, Rein, FMF, USS HARRIS (Tutuila, Samoa) "6Nov41; 10, jdfr AreaHq, MCB, San Diego, Calif."
Special Weapons Group, 8th Defense Battalion, FMF, Defense Force, In the Field
Jul 1942 Pvt, SplWpnsGrp, 8thDefBn, FMF, DefForce, In the Field (Wallis Islands) "1-31, at Wallis Islands"
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 3rd Marine Brigade, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, Co D, 3rdRdrBn, 3rdMarBrig, FMF, In the Field (Apia, Samoa)
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, In the Field
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co D, 3rdMarRdrBn, In the Field (Tutuila, American Samoa)
Company D, 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co D, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides) "5-11, sk USNAB #3 Hosp; 11, Tr to CasBn, (TC), 1st MarAmphCorps, Noumea, N.C."
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, In the Field
Jul 1943 Pvt, Co M, 3rdRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Company M, 3rd Raider Battalion, 2nd Marine Raider Regiment (Provisional), In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, Co M, 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 PFC, Co M, 3rdMarRdrBn, 2ndMarRdrRegt (Prov), In the Field (Bougainville, B.S.I.) "1-28, participated in offensive operations against Japanese forces in the vicinity of Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville, B.S.I.; 29, Killed in Action"
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