- SURNAME
Zwick
- FORENAME
Fred John
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company O)
- RANK
Platoon Sergeant
- NUMBER
279148
- DATE OF DEATH
1st July 1943
- AGE
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot N, Row 3, Grave 200
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Litchfield County, Connecticut
mother Anna (nee Brokloff) Zwick (1890-1991)
20.12.1939 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Anna Zwick, 7 Main Street, Pine Meadow, Connecticut
KIA Viru Harbour, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
01-Jul-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56778371/fred-john-zwickSERVICE HISTORY:
ZWICK, Fred J., PltSgt 521/522/651/812 SN: 279148
Born: 19 Dec 1921 (Estimated) Connecticut
Enlisted USMC: 20 Dec 1939 (Home of Record: 7 Main Street, Pine Meadow, Connecticut)
Died: 01 Jul 1943 (KIA, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, PI (Section N, Row 3, Grave 200)
Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1939 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA "20, Jdenl at RS Springfield, Mass.; Tr to RD, MB, PI, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Dec 1939 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "20Dec39; 21, Jdfr RS Springfield, Mass.; 21-31, RI"
Jan 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-31, RI"
Feb 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1 only, RI; 2, to 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va."
Base Air Detachment 1, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Feb 1940 Pvt, BAD-1, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "20Dec39; 3, jdfr RDepDet, MB, PI, SC; 16-29, Msm"
Mar 1940 Pvt, BAD-1, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "14, to 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Post"
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Mar-Jul 1940 Pvt, Co F, 2ndBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "20Dec39; 14, jdfr Rear Ech, BAD-1, 1stMarBrig, Post; 12Jul, to MD, USS HELENA via NYd, New York, NY"
Marine Detachment, USS HELENA
Jul 1940 Pvt, MD, USS HELENA, At Sea "20Dec39; 12, jdfr Co F, 2ndBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va."
Aug 1940 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "1, pro (SA)"
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Lahaina Roads, Maui, T.H.
Jan-Apr 1941 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Pearl Harbor, T.H.
Jul 1941 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Oct-Dec 1941 Cpl, MD, USS HELENA, Hawaiian Operating Area "7Dec, torpedoed at Pearl Harbor, NYd"
Jan-Jul 1942 Cpl, MD, USS HELENA, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA "29-30Apr, sk USNH, Mare Island, Calif.;Trans, 1Jul, Ships Warrant as Cpl changed to Temporary; 7Jul, Reduced"
1st Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Jul 1942 Cpl, 1stGdCo, MB, NYd, Mare Island, CA "20Dec39;7, jdfr MD, USS HELENA;9-31, d at Skaggs Is"
Oct 1942 Cpl, MB, NYd, Mare Island, CA
Casual Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "20Dec39; 12, jdfr MB, NYd, Mare Island, Calif.; 27, Tr to 4th Raider Bn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "20Dec39; 27, jdfr CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "13-14, 19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Sgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PltSgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PltSgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20Dec39; 1, killed in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Tetamare Village on the west bank of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 2, New Georgia, B.S.I.
Born: 19 Dec 1921 (Estimated) Connecticut
Enlisted USMC: 20 Dec 1939 (Home of Record: 7 Main Street, Pine Meadow, Connecticut)
Died: 01 Jul 1943 (KIA, Viru Harbor, New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, PI (Section N, Row 3, Grave 200)
Eastern Recruiting Division, 405 New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1939 Pvt, ERD, Phila., PA "20, Jdenl at RS Springfield, Mass.; Tr to RD, MB, PI, SC"
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Dec 1939 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "20Dec39; 21, Jdfr RS Springfield, Mass.; 21-31, RI"
Jan 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1-31, RI"
Feb 1940 Pvt, RD Det, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "1 only, RI; 2, to 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va."
Base Air Detachment 1, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Feb 1940 Pvt, BAD-1, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "20Dec39; 3, jdfr RDepDet, MB, PI, SC; 16-29, Msm"
Mar 1940 Pvt, BAD-1, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "14, to 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Post"
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Mar-Jul 1940 Pvt, Co F, 2ndBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA "20Dec39; 14, jdfr Rear Ech, BAD-1, 1stMarBrig, Post; 12Jul, to MD, USS HELENA via NYd, New York, NY"
Marine Detachment, USS HELENA
Jul 1940 Pvt, MD, USS HELENA, At Sea "20Dec39; 12, jdfr Co F, 2ndBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va."
Aug 1940 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA "1, pro (SA)"
Sep-Dec 1940 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Lahaina Roads, Maui, T.H.
Jan-Apr 1941 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Pearl Harbor, T.H.
Jul 1941 PFC, MD, USS HELENA, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Oct-Dec 1941 Cpl, MD, USS HELENA, Hawaiian Operating Area "7Dec, torpedoed at Pearl Harbor, NYd"
Jan-Jul 1942 Cpl, MD, USS HELENA, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA "29-30Apr, sk USNH, Mare Island, Calif.;Trans, 1Jul, Ships Warrant as Cpl changed to Temporary; 7Jul, Reduced"
1st Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA
Jul 1942 Cpl, 1stGdCo, MB, NYd, Mare Island, CA "20Dec39;7, jdfr MD, USS HELENA;9-31, d at Skaggs Is"
Oct 1942 Cpl, MB, NYd, Mare Island, CA
Casual Company, FMF Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "20Dec39; 12, jdfr MB, NYd, Mare Island, Calif.; 27, Tr to 4th Raider Bn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif."
Company B, 4th Raider Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "20Dec39; 27, jdfr CasCo, FMFTC, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif."
Jan 1943 Cpl, Co B, 4thRdrBn, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "13-14, 19-25, spl temp det d abd US naval vessel conn amph trng"
Company O, 4th Raider Battalion, 1st Marine Raider Regiment, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 Sgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (Espiritu Santo, N.H.)
Jun 1943 PltSgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20, emb abd USS Dent (APD-9) at Tetere, Guadalcanal, B.S.I. and sailed therefrom same date; 21, arr and participated in the occupation of Segi Point, New Georgia, B.S.I.; 27, emb in rubber boats at Segi Point, New Georgia and debarked on 28 at Regi Village, New Georgia; 29-30, participated in the seizure and occupation of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I."
Jul 1943 PltSgt, Co O, 4thRdrBn, 1stMarRdrRegt, FMF, In the Field (New Georgia, B.S.I.) "20Dec39; 1, killed in organized action against the enemy while participating in the seizure and occupation of Tetamare Village on the west bank of Viru Harbor, New Georgia, B.S.I.; GO#20 does not apply, Char Exc.; Remains interred at Viru Harbor Cemetery, Row 1, Grave 2, New Georgia, B.S.I.
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