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This list of Marine
casualties - those who died or were killed - is compiled
from the USMC Casualty Cards (mc),
supplemented by other sources
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for source abbreviations. For unit abbreviations,
see the 'Glossary of U.S. Naval Abbreviations", OPNAV
29-P1000 made available online by Hyperwar.
More information on each casualty is being added to: MARCH
1942
Sunday,
March, 1, 1942
BATTLE OF SUNDA STRAITS
USS
Houston CA-30, Marine Detachment, ship sunk
ADAMS, Charles Benjamin, Pvt, 307367, missing-killed
in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) ALBRECHT, Edward Adrian, Pfc, 293086, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BARNEY, Dwight Marvin, Sgt, 263132, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BARRON, Floyd Wesley, Pvt, 312365, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BECK, Oree Charles, ACk, 286138, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BECKETT, Robert Andrew, Pfc, 284029, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BISHOP, Viva Arvil, Cpl, 272972, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BRANDT, Lester Francis, Pfc, 287883, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) BRASFIELD, William Leonard, Pvt, 275765, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) CASSADAY, William Richard, Pvt, 285103, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) CORSBERG, Howard Charles, Pfc, 285376, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) FRITZSCHING, Richard Louis, Pfc, 287187, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) GEORGE, Marion Elmer, Pfc, 274933, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) GRAY, James Donald, Pvt, 299748, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) HARGRAVE, Dunice, Pfc, 276980, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) HARPER, David Jack Summers, Pvt, 308809, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) HARRELL, Dero Henry, Jr, 287650, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) HAZEN, Glenn Edward, Pvt, 310266, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) HUMBLE, Ray Kenneth, Pfc, 284067, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) KADLEC, Joseph, Pvt, 308518, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) KEIFER, Karl Coburn, Pvt, 307365, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) KENDRICK, Arlando Wilkes, Pfc, 285998, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) LAFFERTY, John, PayClk, USMCR, Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942 (nm/not found in mc) LEDBETTER, Arthur Vincent, Pfc, 296479, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) LEE, Jack Fredrick, FM1c, 287653, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) MALONE, Aubrey Kenneth, Pfc, 287407, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) MARSH, Walter Leslie, Jr, Pvt, 307081, killed in action, declared dead March 1, 1943 (mc), MEREDITH, Earl Jefferson, 299601, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) MILLER, Homer Ernest, Pfc, 285928, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) MILLER, James Vivian, Pfc, 284046, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) MILLER, William, Pfc, USMC, Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942 (nm/not found in mc) NEBEL, Alma Rex, Cpl, 281171, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) NISWONGER, Duel Lenard, Cpl, 276215, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) RAMSEY, Frederic Haynes, Capt, 4951, killed in action, declared dead March 1, 1943 (mc/nm) REED, Reuben Wesley, Sgt, 282219, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) SCHMITT, Milton William, Pvt, 308954, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) SLOCUM, Jim Ed, Pfc, 283632, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) THOMPSON, Robert, ActPayClk, USMC, Houston CA-30, March 1, 1942 (nm, not found in mc) VAUGHAN, Houston Alvin, FMusSgt, 267869, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc) WALLEN, Richard Theodore, Pvt, 310152, missing-killed in action, declared dead December 15, 1945 (mc/nm) Monday,
March 2, 1942
SMITH, William Rexford,
8046, MarBks, Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Tex,
accidental death (mc)
Tuesday,
March, 3, 1942
Thursday,
March 5, 1942
NAPPER, William Matthew,
298619, AmphForce, Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Calif,
died (mc)
Saturday,
March 7, 1942
SMEDLEY, Richard Hunter,
279511, H&SCo, 1stBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarBrig, Samoan
Is, accidental death (mc)
Sunday,
March, 8, 1942
JOYNER, Lennel, 237415,
Hq&SerCo, RDep, MarBks, Parris Island, SC,
accidental death (mc)
KOWNAK, Anthony Thomas, 332822, HqCo, RDep, MarBks, Parris Island, Carolina, drowned (mc) SEYMOUR, Irwin James, 264143, CoB, 2ndEngrBn, New River, NC, accidental death (mc)
Tuesday, March, 10, 1942
DAVIS, John Joseph,
372404, 3rdRecrtBn, MarBks, RecrtDep, Parris Island,
SC, died (mc)
Sunday,
March 15, 1942
MCKEAN,
William Frank, 345693, 2ndRecrtBn, Rd, MCB, San
Diego, Calif, died (mc)
Tuesday, March, 17, 1942
NASSIF, Jr, Louis Jacob, 355560, CoH,
2ndBn, 7thRegt, FMD, Parris Island, SC, died (mc)
Thursday,
March, 19, 1942
FOLSOM, Donald Edgar,
7068, ObsSqn151, 1stMAW, Quantico, Va, accidental
death (mc)
WALTER, Ralph Earl, Jr,
8180, BksDet, PostSerBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va,
accidental death (mc)
Saturday, March, 21, 1942
CAIN, Henry Booth, Jr, 5097, CoE, 1stMarRdrBn, AmphCorps, Atlantic Fleet, Quantico, Va, died (mc) PARKER, John William, 291678, Hq&SerCo, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, New River, NC, accidental death (mc) Sunday,
March 22, 1942
CARSTEDT, Christian
Frederick, Jr, 320681, MarDet, USFTB, San Clemente
Island, Calif, died (mc)
PLICK, Francis Xavier, 290254, BksDet, MarBks, NNV Portsmouth, Va, died (mc) Monday,
March, 23, 1942
KEILSON, Herbert,
269193, CoH, 2ndBn, 8thMar, MarBks, Samoan Is, died of
wounds (mc)
Tuesday,
March 24, 1942
CHAMBERLAND, Emile
Josephat, 329700, MarBks, Naval Powder Factory, Indian
Head, MD, accidental death (mc)
Wednesday,
March, 25, 1942
CASHER, Paul Dalvin, Sergeant, 383974, USMC, from New York, Unit/Ship not known, MIA, Honolulu Memorial (bm) Friday, March 27, 1942 HILL, Marion, 328708, 5thArtyGrp, 2ndDefBn, Samoan Is, died (mc) Saturday,
March, 28, 1942
PHILIPPINES
4thMar STONE, Donald Earl, 269518, CoH, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc) Sunday,
March, 29, 1942
MIRABELLA, Ernest Albert, 351683, BarrageBallSch, MarBks, Parris Island, SC, accidental death (mc) SMYTH, Claire Erlyn, 299470, BtryF, 2ndBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc) Monday,
March, 30, 1942
PHILIPPINES 4thMar
PAULIN, Kenneth Ross, 281387, CoE, 2ndBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc) Tuesday,
March 31, 1942
PEIRCE, Eldon Floyd,
315274, CoE, 2ndBn, 8thMar, 2ndMarBrig, Samoan Is,
died (mc)
REDMAN, Garthe Alexander, 368841, CoH, 3rdBn, 6thMar, San Diego, Calif, died (mc) |
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