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APRIL 1942
Thursday, April, 2, 1942
| SAMOA: The first flight echelon of Marine Aircraft Group 13 arrived at Tutuila and assumed the air defense of the American Samoa area |
ZAJAC, Theodore Richard,
328547, CoB, 2ndTkBn, 2ndMarBrig, accidental death
(mc)
Friday,
April, 3, 1942
KAYES, Harold
Joseph, 347095, Hq&SerCo, 1stProvBn, MarBks,
Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
KINNEY, William Francis, Jr, 347101, CoB, 1stProvBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
LENAHAN, John Wellington, 286066, Hq&SerCo, 1stProvMarBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
KINNEY, William Francis, Jr, 347101, CoB, 1stProvBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
LENAHAN, John Wellington, 286066, Hq&SerCo, 1stProvMarBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
Saturday,
April 4, 1942
COURTNEY, Edward
James, 371800, CoA, 1stProvMar, Bn, MarBks,
Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
Sunday,
April 5, 1942
LEMON, Owen Charles,
279995, MarDet, USS Erie, accidental death (mc)
Monday, April, 6, 1942
MESSICK,
Arvel Fred, 294753, CoD, 1stBn, 8thMar,
2ndMarBrig, Samoan Is, died (mc)
Wednesday, April, 8, 1942
SMITH, Nelson,
329012, Hq&HqCo, RecDep, MF, Parris Island,
SC, died (mc)
Thursday, April, 9, 1942
| PHILIPPINES: Major General Edward King, Jr., USA, in command of Luzon Force, unconditionally surrendered his forces on Bataan. Only the antiaircraft gunners from the Mariveles area, including the 4th Marines' Battery C, escaped to Corregidor |
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
CHESTER, Chris, 270427, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, accidental death (mc)
CHESTER, Chris, 270427, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, accidental death (mc)
GAY, Louis Houston,
275152, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died
(mc)
KOZIOL, Paul Walter, 284366, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
LYDIC, Wilson, 301443, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
KOZIOL, Paul Walter, 284366, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
LYDIC, Wilson, 301443, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
Thursday,
April, 9-12, 1942
| PHILIPPINES: Escapees from Bataan joined the 4th Marines on Corregidor; the sailors from Mariveles were formed into a reserve battalion designated the 4th Battalion, 4th Marines |
Saturday,
April 11, 1942
LORRAINE, Howard Wesley,
240107, Dept of Supplies, USMC, Philadelphia, Pa, died
(mc)
MOODY, Earl Leslie, 355740, CoE, 2ndBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, San Diego, Cal, accidental death (mc)
MOODY, Earl Leslie, 355740, CoE, 2ndBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv, San Diego, Cal, accidental death (mc)
Monday,
April 13, 1942
CUMMINGS, Robert Leroy,
300474, CoB, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, MarBks, New River,
NC, accidental death (mc)
Tuesday,
April 14, 1942
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
KEILER, John Raymond, 280833, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
KEILER, John Raymond, 280833, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MATHES, Robert Lee,
307427, Hq&SerBn, 2ndBn, Samoan Is, died (mc)
MCCLOSKEY, Thomas Patrick, 193844, GdCo, MCB, NOB, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, died (mc)
WALLDEN, Karl Erik Olof, 325177, 1stRadioCo, Post SigBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, died (mc)
MCCLOSKEY, Thomas Patrick, 193844, GdCo, MCB, NOB, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, died (mc)
WALLDEN, Karl Erik Olof, 325177, 1stRadioCo, Post SigBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, died (mc)
Wednesday,
April 15, 1942
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
ALBERTS, Charles Francis, 260743, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippines Is, died of wounds (mc)
GREER, Charles Raymond, 266422, CoM, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
MCEUEN, Sam Limon, 273277, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
MESSICK, Harvey, 293495, CoI, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
ALBERTS, Charles Francis, 260743, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippines Is, died of wounds (mc)
GREER, Charles Raymond, 266422, CoM, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
MCEUEN, Sam Limon, 273277, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
MESSICK, Harvey, 293495, CoI, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, died of wounds (mc)
COURTNEY, Lee Ronald,
371881, AES13, MCAS, Quantico, Va, accidental death
(mc)
KIME, Donald Goheen, 370092, AES13, MCAS, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
KIME, Donald Goheen, 370092, AES13, MCAS, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)
Saturday,
April, 18, 1942
| PALMYRA: Marine Fighter Squadron 211 flew onto the island from the USS Lexington |
MATSICK, Joseph John,
165734, MarBks, NAS, San Juan, Puerto Rico, died (mc)
MATZ, Harold Thomas, 269439, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
MATZ, Harold Thomas, 269439, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
Sunday,
April 19, 1942
SIMMONS, Jack E, 341037,
MarBks, NRS, Bainbridge Island, Wash, died (mc)
Wednesday,
April 22, 1942
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
MOORE, Gerald Lanning, 290277, CoH, 2ndBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, died (mc)
MOORE, Gerald Lanning, 290277, CoH, 2ndBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, died (mc)
GREEN, Everett Merrott, 361595, 2ndRecrtBn, RecrtDep, MCB, NOB, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
Thursday,
April 23, 1942
HEWETT, Lloyd Alfred,
278391, AvnDet, MarBks, NAS, Pensacola, Fla,
accidental death (mc)
Friday,
April 24, 1942
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
FAIN, Truman Joseph, 280021, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
GREER, Alwyn Leslie, 301285, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
HOLMES, Irving Edward, 250437, CoA, 1stBn, 4thMar, Fort Mills, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MEYER, Walter William, 3014477, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MORRILL, William Edward, 241890, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MYERS, Martin Beauford, 301141, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
PUTNAM, Vernon Ennis, 263395, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
FAIN, Truman Joseph, 280021, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
GREER, Alwyn Leslie, 301285, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
HOLMES, Irving Edward, 250437, CoA, 1stBn, 4thMar, Fort Mills, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MEYER, Walter William, 3014477, CoK, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MORRILL, William Edward, 241890, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
MYERS, Martin Beauford, 301141, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
PUTNAM, Vernon Ennis, 263395, CoD, 1stBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
BURNAM, Denver Wayne, 363393, VMSB231, MAG23, 2ndMAW, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
WIGHT, Cecil Washington, 5442, VMSB232, MAG21, 2ndMAW, Ewa, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
Saturday,
April 25, 1942
HAAG, Harold Russell,
325408, BtryL, 4thBn, 11thMar, 1stMarDiv, New River,
NC, accidental death (mc)
Sunday,
April 26, 1942
AMBROSE, Joseph Andrew,
174478, BksDet, MarBks, NYD, NY, died (mc)
GUILD, Edward Payson, 373254, CoH, 2ndBn, 5thMar, Parris Island, SC, accidental death (mc)
SMITH, James Fred, 242727, CoM, 3rdBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
GUILD, Edward Payson, 373254, CoH, 2ndBn, 5thMar, Parris Island, SC, accidental death (mc)
SMITH, James Fred, 242727, CoM, 3rdBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
Monday,
April 27, 1942
JACOB, Reinhold Robert,
375636, 3rdRecrtBn, RecrtDep, MCB, NOB, San Diego,
Calif, accidental death (mc)
Tuesday,
April, 28, 1942
Wednesday, April, 29, 1942
KOVACH,
John George, 323353, BtryL, 4thBn, 11thMar, New
River, NC, accidental death (mc)
WEINER, Otto Johann, 319275, 5thArtyGrp, 2ndDefBn, Tutuila, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)
WEINER, Otto Johann, 319275, 5thArtyGrp, 2ndDefBn, Tutuila, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)
Wednesday, April, 29, 1942
| PACIFIC: Admiral King, ComSoPac, established the South Pacific Amphibious Force composed primarily of the 1st Marine Division |
PHILIPPINES
4thMar
HELMS, Philip Henry, 266169, CoH, 2ndBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Ronald Bell, 278990, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
HELMS, Philip Henry, 266169, CoH, 2ndBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Ronald Bell, 278990, CoL, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Philippine Is, killed in action (mc)
Thursday,
April 30, 1942
FOWLER, Benjamin
Charles, 9404, 1stMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental
death (mc)
LASETER, Marion Kenneth, 270018, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, missing-killed in action (mc)
LASETER, Marion Kenneth, 270018, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, missing-killed in action (mc)