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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 - click for source abbreviations. For unit abbreviations, see the 'Glossary of U.S. Naval Abbreviations", OPNAV 29-P1000 made available online by Hyperwar.

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The role of the Marine Corps is widely known, but excerpts, in italics with grey background, from the official "Chronology of the United States Marine Corps 1935-1946" (mh) by Carolyn A Tyson have been added. These provide a background to the casualties suffered.





  
NOVEMBER 1942


Sunday, November 1, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv
PRESCOTT, William Matthew, 329343, BtryB, 1stSplWpnsBn, died of wounds (mc)

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
ANTONOGLOU, Anthony, 337676, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
AUSILI, Albert Eugene, 369655, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
BONIN, Ferdinand Reynold, 324601, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CARLSON, Fredrick John, 368444, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CORRIGGIO, Joseph Paul, 342841, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
COX, David Claude, 8239, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CRADDOCK, Owen Webb, 339312, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CROSBY, David Harold, Jr, 8669, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
DOUCETTE, Arthur, 350493, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
EASTBURN, Robert Mccoy, 369118, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
FOXWORTHY, Fred Aubry, 337699, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
GEDOMINSKI, John, 333308, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
GOULET, Joseph Edward, 362755, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HALL, William Bryson, 361714, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KAPANOSKE, Thomas Walter, 339360, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KEANE, Lawrence Frank, 369679, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KIRCHNER, Matthew Joseph, 369119, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KOVACS, Louis Paul, 299246, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
LAWTON, Frank William, 357208, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
LOUGHMAN, Henry Bradley, 369602, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
LUDWIG, Charles Hauck, 368911, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MCCONNELL, Andrew, 369061, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MONACO, Frank, 372146, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
POLLOCK, Austin Windell, Jr, 364162, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
POTOCKI, Theodore Anthony, 370547, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
REYNOLDS, Terrence Joseph, Jr, 274278, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
ROBARTS, Lewis Robert, 300801, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SEIVERLING, William Frank, Jr, 369132, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SEYMOUR, Joseph John, 354398, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SWART, Harland Philip, Jr, 271877, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
TARANT, Alvin Abraham, 268945, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
VARGA, Bela, 332710, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WATERSTRAW, Christopher, 292671, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WEISS, Carl Walter, 279165, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WEISS, Lee Junior, 344035, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WHEELER, William Francis, 281099, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
ZIEGLER, William Franklin, 368941, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar

GALBREATH, Paul Ellis, 356416, CoG, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
DOYASH, Harold Walter, 281424, CoK, 3rdBn, Corregidor, died (mc)



CARPENTER, Patrick Warren, 285557, HqCo, MarBks, Auckland, New Zealand, accidental death (mc)



Sunday, November, 1-2, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, advanced east across the base of Koli Point to the Metapona River to investigate reports of Japanese activity there     
 


Monday, November, 2, 1942

GUADALCANAL: Two 155mm gun batteries - one Marine and the other Army - landed in the Lunga Perimeter      

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 1stMar
BABCOCK, Benny Myron, 283733, CoE, WndBn, killed in action (mc)
BELTRAMI, Charles, 294339, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
BLACKBURN, George, 290329, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
DIX, Henry Joseph, 348860, CoL, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
DONOVAN, Timothy Thomas, 351634, WpnsCo, killed in action (mc)
EDWARDS, Robert Letcher, 292972, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
FOX, Havard Graham, 315503, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KIMMEL, Charles Jack, 8786, CoI, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
LYON, Thomas Benjamin, 369631, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Charles Sydney, 267749, CoL, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
WALLACE, Robert Brumfield, 298852, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
WEISENBURGER, Frederick George, 341398, CoD, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)
RHOADS, Arthur Charles, 203415, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
HOLT, Amos Paul, 382404, BtryP, 5thBn, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, VMSB132
GENTRY, Wayne Roy, 9982, VMSB132, MAG13, 1stMAW, killed in action (mc)
NAWMAN, Melvin Rollie, 11855, VMSB132, MAG13, 1stMAW, killed in action (mc)
WILHELM, Gerhart, 305908, VMSB132, MAG13, 1stMAW, killed in action (mc)



Monday, November, 2-3, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 1st and 3d Battalions, 5th Marines, assisted by the 2d Battalion, attacked to compress the Japanese pocket west of Point Cruz. An advance by Companies P, I, and K overcame Japanese resistance  



Tuesday, November 3, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv
PELLETIER, Robert Duane, 354796, Btryb, SplWpnsBn, DivSupTrps, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
BAKER, Harold Hiram, 336446, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
FLING, Bernard Albert, 336962, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HESSLINK, Raymond Harold, 346427, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HYDE, Blaine Nelson, 336013, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Doyle Kenneth, 351888, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
PETTIT, Wade Frank, 356298, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
PRICE, Thurman Wilber, Jr, 291982, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SANDERS, Raymond Ernest, 333486, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WELCH, Lealand Carley, 334981, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WHITTINGTON, Dalton William, 331648, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
ARDEN, Dexter Carl, 363791, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
BEES, George Washington, 315175, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
CHOINACKI, Theodore Vincent, 368926, CoC, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)
DANEBRO, Antonio, 354019, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
DE LONG, Weldon Fader, 295947, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
GASTON, James Cecil, 291857, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
GUNTER, Paul Owen, 363740, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
KEITH, Willard Woodward, Jr, 6950, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KIRSCHBAUM, Martin Edward, Jr, 349839, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
LANDRUM, William Jacob, 238612, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
NARKON, Stanley, 280738, H&SCo, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
NAUNDORF, Ralph Leon, 370506, WpnsCo, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Joseph Francis, 332048, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SUPPE, Charles Robert, 294430, CoC, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)
SVIATOHA, Charles, 320031, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WARDLOW, John Charles, 351718, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
FOLEY, Edward Leo, Jr, 7819, CoG, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)
GNORIK, John, 305033, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KING, Milton Jeffrie, 318970, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
STUMP, John William, 283622, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
YOUNG, David James, 288990, CoB, 1stBn, 7thMar, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar

HYNES, Jesse Thomas, 281763, CoP, 5thBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
BEALE, Donald Harkness, 349423, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CHRISTIE, Thomas John, 331305, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
DUREN, Lee Hardy, 331640, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HOWARD, Edwin Alfred, 323429, H&SCo, killed in action (mc)
SCHULTZ, William Boyd, Jr, 334950, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)



Wednesday, November, 4, 1942

USMC: Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, was organized under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore B. Millard

GUADALCANAL: The American zone was divided into the East and West sectors which were to receive their orders from the Commanding General, 1st Marine Division. Brigadier General William A. Rupertus assumed command of the East Sector and Brigadier General Edmund B. Sebree, USA, was placed in control of the West

The 164th Infantry, USA, left the perimeter to support the 7th Marines at Koli Point, while the 2d Raider Battalion was released from Aola Bay and moved toward Koli Point to cut off any Japanese fleeing east from the envelopment of the Marines and soldiers  

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
LUOMA, Lauri Jacob, 270302, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
ARNOLD, James Thomas, 293845, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
COOK, Andrew Fred, Jr, 12644, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HETTERLEY, Douglas Amber, 305705, CoF, 2ndBn, 7thMar, killed in action (mc)
NITTINGER, Charles Arlan, 251718, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
PATTERSON, James Martin, 294220, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
ST. SAVIOUR, Anthony John, 320762, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
MICHAELS, Edward William, 315473, SplWpnsBtry, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, VMSB141
FOX, John Robert, Jr, 323337, VMSB141, MAG14, 1stMAW, accidental death (mc)



MUSGRAVE, Warren William, 447510, CasCo, 9thRecrtBn, San Diego, Calif, died (mc)



Wednesday, November, 4-5, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 8th Marines arrived with its supporting 1st Battalion, 10th Marines (75mm pack howitzers). The 1st Battalion of the 147th Infantry, USA, Carlson's Raiders, the 246th Field Artillery's Provisional Battalion K, USA, and Seabees landed at Aola Bay, about 40 miles east of the Lunga River, to construct a new airfield



Thursday, November, 5, 1942

GUADALCANAL: Lieutenant General A. A. Vandegrift ordered the 2d Raider Battalion to march overland toward Koli Point and cut off any Japanese fleeing east from the envelopment of the 7th Marines and the 164th Infantry, USA   
   
SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 1stMar
HODORSKI, Stanley John, 352107, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
SANDICK, Irwin, 351476, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
STOKLOSA, Peter Harry, 355471, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
CHRISTIANSEN, Clarion Leroy, 345986, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WILKERSON, Leonard Coleman, 345625, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
SASSANO, Anthony John, 351744, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar

KOWALEWSKI, Edward John, 353580, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
DESHAZER, Larry Elmer, 341661, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)



BRAGGANS, Theodor William, 11214, MarBks, NAS, Corpus Christi, Tex, accidental death (mc)
KUCHARSKI, Edmund, 197240, BaseDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif, died (mc)



Friday, November, 6, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 7th Marines, attacking eastward, crossed the Nalimbiu River and moved along the coast. The Japanese retired from their positions east of the river    

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
BILBREY, Hollis Estel, 293414, CoM, 3rdBn, died of wounds (mc)
GROSS, Donald Mosher, 276586, CoD, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
MCALENEY, Francis Joseph, 324308, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 8thMar
MADDEN, Robert Joseph, 332744, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
SWISHER, William Hugh, 8530, BtryH, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 10thMar
GATES, Alex Samuel, 296104, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KENNEDY, Charles Monroe, 326921, BtryC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
LANDAVAZO, Daniel Gonzales, 315711, BtryA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)



LITZLER, Frank Joseph, 367164, GdCo, MarBks, NYD, Washington DC, died (mc)
MELTON, Horace Franklin, 382229, WpnsCo, 3rdMar, 1stMarDiv, Ellice Is, died (mc)



Saturday, November, 7, 1942

GUADALCANAL: Brigadier General Louis E. Woods relieved,

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
BOWERS, John, 370552, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)



Sunday, November, 8, 1942

NORTH AFRICA: The first major Allied operation in this theater opened when American and British forces landed in French North Africa. Twelve Marines, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel I. C. Plain, went ashore at Arzeu, assisted in taking three steamers and a patrol boat, then continued overland to the port of Mers-el-Kebir where they occupied an ancient Spanish fortress at the northern tip of Oran harbor

GUADALCANAL: The 1st and 2d Battalions, 7th Marines, and the 164th Infantry, USA, moved east to surround the Japanese on Koli Point    

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
BIELAWSKI, Aloysius Andrew, 314792, HqCo, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
BRZOZOWSKI, Alphonse Joseph, 293803, HqCo, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
COOPER, George Washington, 294347, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
POTTS, Albert Claud, 266950, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)



Monday, November 9, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
BALDUCK, Remi August, 294042, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
BLANKS, Harry Steel, 349832, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
DAMIANI, Louis, 295946, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
FRANCE, Charles Norman, 355895, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
GAILEY, Charles Richard, 345100, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
GUESMAN, Theodore, 326197, CoE, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HANSEN, Harry Elvind, 271536, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KANIA, Conrad Frank, 325685, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KUKRAL, Clarence Emmet, 361531, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MOORE, Kenneth Monroe, 329820, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
POWELL, Anthony Joseph, 351769, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
REINDEL, John Winfield, Jr, 319734, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
ROKOSZ, Henry, 353806, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
ROULEAU, Alfred Richard, 348674, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, Isaac Dalton, 296636, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, William Charles, 343064, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
TRUJILLO, Ambrosio Ventura, 329455, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WALTZ, Forrest Dalton, 337657, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
HOWARD, William Archie, 301292, HqCo, 3rdBn, died (mc)

NORTH AFRICA

EARHART, James Edward, Jr, 345290, CoA, 1stProvMarBn, Oran, Algeria, Africa, killed in action (mc)



EDWARDS, Joseph Marvin, 281628, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)

TREZISE, Roy William, 5016, MarBks, NYD, Puget Sound, Bremerton, Wash, died (mc)



Monday, November, 9-10, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 7th Marines and the 2d Brigade, 164th Infantry, USA, attacked the Japanese pocket at Gavaga Creek     
 


Tuesday, November, 10, 1942

USMC: The 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Calvin R. Freeman, was commissioned at Cherry Point, North Carolina  

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
GILL, Richard Francis, 335935, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
GRAY, Amos Hedrick, 337901, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HENRY, Winston Edman, 337432, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
KENNEDY, Clyde Edward, 348288, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MAJERCAK, James Peter, 353047, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MEINBERG, Floyd Morris, 345582, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
NELSON, Victor Lenander, 346191, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SCHREINER, William Edwin, 296231, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
DREXLER, York Sherman, 352384, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
O'BRIEN, Edward Marvin, 336947, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WILDS, Edward Arthur, 328764, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
CHAPIN, Ora Eugene, 290871, CoM, 3rdBn, accidental death (mc)



LUCE, Richard William, 301253, 1stGdCo, MarBks, NAD, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)

VAN ALST, Willard Fred, 280796, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)



Tuesday, November, 10-11, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The 2d Marines augmented by the 8th Marines and the 164th Infantry, USA, pushed west from Point Cruz toward Kokumbona but were forced to retire and resume positions around the perimeter

NORTH AFRICA: A party from the Marine Detachment of the USS Philadelphia, operating under the 47th Infantry, USA, landed at the port of Safi, French Morocco



Wednesday, November 11, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
ARMSTRONG, Doomey Christopher, Jr, 336450, CoA, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)
KEOHEN, James Francis, Jr, 284438, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jack Moran, 5779, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
HILL, John Richard, 323972, CoI, 3rdBn, died (mc)

1stMarDiv, 8thMar
DRESSNER, Frank Charles, 9561, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
NORTON, William Bernard, 258587, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
COREY, Alton Rae, 341754, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WITHEY, Thomas Howard, 346252, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
BERRYMAN, William Laverne, 407909, CoE, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
BROCK, Carl Wesley, 294793, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
PRICE, William Arthur, 311537, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
ANDERSON, Lorenzo Dowe, Jr, 329944, CoE, killed in action (mc)
BARBER, Owen Merton, 338961, CoC, killed in action (mc)
BENNETT, John Dave, 349773, CoC, killed in action (mc)
FANSLOW, Leroy Irvin, 336432D, CoD, killed in action (mc)
HARRISON, Joseph Homer, 348009, CoC, killed in action (mc)
MERCADO, Frank Stephen, 350086, CoD, killed in action (mc)
MILLER, Jerrold Burke, 321328, CoK, killed in action (mc)
MYERS, Charles Henry, 355724, CoD, killed in action (mc)
SPILLAN, Laurence Patrick, Jr, 339755, CoC, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, VMF121
PALKO, Joseph John, 15005, VMF121, MAG11, FMAW, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
MIDDLETON, Edward Eugene, 278267, CoE, 2ndBn, died (mc)



Wednesday, November, 11-12, 1942

GUADALCANAL: The Japanese force at Gavaga Creek escaped envelopment by elements of the 7th Marines and the 164th Infantry, USA. The attacking force swept the area where the Japanese had been trapped then withdrew across the Metapona River (12 November)

The 182d Infantry, USA (less the 3d Battalion) and supplies arrived and unloaded 

   

Thursday, November, 12, 1942

NEW HEBRIDES: Marine Aircraft Group 11 completed a move to Espiritu Santo where it could support Guadalcanal's Cactus Air Force     

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
MANUEL, Maurice Joseph, 331279, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMarRdrBn
AUMAN, Joseph Martin, 293089, CoE, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, HqSqn
HALEY, Henry Wallace, 353875, HqSqn, MAG14, 1stMAW, died of wounds (mc)



NOE, Robert Lee, 474900, CasCo, RecrtDep, San Diego, Calif, died (mc)
STELL, Earl William, 432675, MarDet, NSD, Oakland, Calif, died (mc)



Thursday, November, 12-13, 1942

SOLOMONS: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. A Japanese bombardment group, headed for an attack on Henderson Field, was driven back by a U.S. naval force; planes from Henderson Field bombed and strafed the retiring Japanese ships   
   


Thursday, November, 12-17, 1942

GUADALCANAL: Carlson's Raiders, patrolling the area around the village of Binu, skirmished with Japanese troops retiring from Gavaga Creek into the inland hills to skirt south of Henderson Field to Kokumbona      



Friday, November, 13, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
FUHRHOP, Paul Wilhelm, 6068, CoA, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
FINNEY, Robert Clifford, 374981, CoE, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)

NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADLACANAL

MarDet, USS San Francisco
BERRAY, James Edwin, 340536, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
BURDETTE, Snyder, 311827, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
DALTON, Charles Milton, 307004, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
KLATT, George Staat, 222792, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
SAMUELSON, Allen Bristol, 357426, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
ST. JOHN, Earle Jean, 350056, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)
plus one man killed on 15th

MarDet, USS Portland
HOOK, Riley Clyde, 381364, MarDet, USS Portland, killed in action (mc)



HASBROUCK, Thomas Kenneth, 316747, VMSB244, MAG24, 2ndMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
SERGOTT, Charles Frank, 316863, 1stProvMarCo, MCB, NOB, Guantanamo, Cuba, accidental death (mc)



Saturday, November, 14, 1942

SOLOMONS: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Planes from Henderson Field, the carrier Enterprise, and Espiritu Santo attacked Japanese transports headed for Guadalcanal with troops of the 38th Division and supplies; seven of the 11 transports were destroyed. Rear Admiral W. A. Lee, USN, with two battleships and four destroyers engaged Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondo's naval force, dispatched to cover the approaching transports, in a gun battle after which both forces retired   

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
GAYDOS, John Joseph, 342180, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SISSEL, Ambrose, 356304, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
FAST, Guido Lemberto, 279855, HqCo, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HASTINGS, Leo Dale, 320258, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)



POWELL, Dudley Atkin, Jr, 304100, SerCo, 2ndMarBrigReInf, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)



Sunday, November, 15, 1942

GUADALCANAL: ComAirSoPac designated Henderson Field and Fighter 1 a Marine Corps Air Base, and Colonel William J. Fox became base commander

SOLOMONS: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. The four remaining transports of the Japanese reinforcement group run aground on Tassafaronga, were destroyed by an attack of the 244th Coast Artillery Battalion, USA, and the 3d Defense Battalion joined by a U.S. destroyer and planes from Henderson Field and Espiritu Santo     

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
FALES, Alfred Bernard, 358211, H&SBtry, 5thBn, killed in action (mc)

NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADLACANAL

MarDet, USS San Francisco
RITCHIE, George, 347714, MarDet, USS San Francisco, killed in action (mc)

MarDet, USS South Dakota
ZUPKO, George Judy, Cpl, 222659, MarDet, USS South Dakota, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
MCKINNEY, Richard Edward, 196259, CoA, 1stBn, died (mc)



BUTZER, Robert Allen, 440748, CoA, 1stBn, 21stMar, 2?3rdMarDiv, New River, NC, died (mc)



Monday, November, 16, 1942

USMC: The first Marine night fighter squadron (VMP(N)-531), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Frank H. Schwable, was commissioned at Cherry Point, North Carolina   

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
CATES, Daniel Hoffman, 318975, CoK, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)



Tuesday,  November 17, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
HENRETTA, Robert Paul, 371895, Hq&SerBtry, 4thBn, accidental death (mc)



RICCI, Dante Felice Primo, 355145, AirEngrSqn23, AirBaseGrp2, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)



Wednesday, November, 18-22, 1942

GUADALCANAL: Elements of the 164th and 182d Infantries, USA, screened on the left flank by Company B, 8th Marines, continued the advance west to secure a line of departure (extending from point Cruz inland for about 1,700 yards) from which to attack the main Japanese force concentrated at Kokumbona and the Poha River. The 1st Battalion, 182d Infantry, USA, cleared the Japanese from Point Cruz, and the Japanese deployed east to force a Matanikau bridgehead from which a new attack on the U.S. defenses could be launched.

SOLOMON ISLANDS

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
ASHER, Doyle Hugh, 266804, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SMITH, William Albert, 266865, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
PAYNE, George Henry, 312118, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)



Thursday, November 19, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
ALMEIDA, Anthony Cruz, 362593, BtryB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar

LA VELLE, Clarence Bert, 320541, HqCo, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
ONNEN, John William George, 310329, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
OUTLAW, Claude Harvey, 311791, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SCHLESINGER, Howard John, 312229, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SCHULTHIES, Raymond Joseph, 270310, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, VMF122, VMSB241
ROACH, Harold Ellingsworth, Jr, 8003, VMF122, MAG12, 1stMAW, killed in action (mc)
ZURAWSKI, Henry Joseph, 316978, VMSB241, MAG22, 2ndMAW, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
LINKE, Harold Frederic, 290050, CoD, 1stBn, died (mc)
RUARK, John Wesley, 278681, CoM, 3rdBn, died (mc)



Friday, November 20, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
HARRIS, Jack Edward, 341713, CoG, 2ndBn, died (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
THOMPSON, George William, 316287, CoL, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
MADDEN, Elwood Keene, 213023, SerCo, died (mc)



CRAMER, Herbert Junior, 378174, AirEngrSqn13, MCAS, Quantico, Va, accidental death (mc)

ELLEFSON, Rolf Jordan, 345484, AirRegSqn2, MAWS, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
KLOPFENSTINE, Boyd Lewis, 13465, AirRegSqn2, MAWS, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)

SMITH, James Mcdonald, 476240, 6thBn, San Diego, Calif, died (mc)



Saturday, November 21, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
GRIFFITH, Walter Lewellyn, 368720, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
MOES, Alfred Peter, 357412, CoM, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
PICULELL, Herbert Irvin, 370966, CoI, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
SPEAR, Edward Marion, 314346, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)



FREE, Edward Gorman, 301430, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)

ORDILE, Albert Anthony, 421272, MarBks, NAS, Cape May, NJ, accidental death (mc)



Sunday, November 22, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
TEMPLAIN, Gillespie Joseph, 369829, CoE, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
DAVISON, Charles William, 312266, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
ESSINGER, Floyd William, 407926, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
FRANSEN, Robert, 281290, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
GUZDA, Matthew Frank, 369342, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MCKINNEY, Nolan, 320082, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MINNICH, Walter Lee, 392484, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MURPHY, John, Jr, 295173, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
PATRICK, Vernon William Paul, Jr, 322206, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
PESARESI, John Joseph, 312097, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
QUINN, Patrick, 376266, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
ROSANBALM, William Leonard, 254343, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
VITATOE, Gilbert Norman, 364027, CoF, 2ndBn, 8thMar, killed in action (mc)
WILLIAMSON, Isaac Allen, 325303, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WITTENBARGER, Joe, Jr, 374764, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

Marine Corps Aircrew, VMF112
CONTI, Guy Joseph, 274776, VMF112, MAG11, 1stMAW, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
LANE, Lyman Lyle, 290274, CoH, 2ndBn, died (mc)



KOHLMAN, Eugene Marvin, 290300, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)

JARDINE, Richard Joseph, 346983, CoI, 3rdBn, 9thMar, 1stMarDiv, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)



Monday, November 23, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 3rdMar
CALLAHAN, Robert Willie, 313665, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
ALLEN, Lewis Miller, 409573, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
BURNHAM, Glen Elwood, 12691, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
GAUTHIER, Arthur Joseph, 362614, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
LEVAN, Warren Gabriel, 289600, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MCGAURAN, Raphael Richard, 261632, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
REYNOLDS, Mccoy, 364028, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
SETZER, Joseph Francis, 415933, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SHANLEY, Bernard Leo, 378620, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
TIBERGHIEN, Cecil Daniel, 309096, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
VILLAREAL, Frank Jr., 329257, CoC, 1stBn, 8thMar, killed in action (mc)



BLANCHETTE, Lloyd, 264833, H&SBtry, 51stCompDefBn, New River, NC, died (mc)



Tuesday, November 24, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

2ndMarDiv, 2ndMar
WARTH, Raymond Allen, 283683, CoD, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
GRAY, Gilbert George, 310314, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HUTCHENS, James Robert, Jr, 343504, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KESSINGER, Robert Franklin, 350790, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
KUSS, Walter Michael, 378323, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MALAK, James Raymond, 349786, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SCHLESSEL, Edward, 395465, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
SOMERS, Jack Benjamin, 313893, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)



LANYON, Harold Merrill, 13575, VMF124, MAG12, 2ndMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)



Wednesday, November 25, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
AMIDON, Everett Samuel, 283974, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
CASSIDY, Wade Martin, 365038, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
FARRAR, James Alfred, 296299, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
GLAAB, Merle Millard, 325982, CoF, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
MOORE, Roland Louis, 321794, HqCo, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

1stMarDiv, 11thMar
MILLER, Ralph Mcgee, 321145, SplWpnsBtry, killed in action (mc)
TRACY, Harris Pershing, 331929, CoG, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar

BELL, James Andrew, Jr, 361456, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
CUNNINGHAM, Edward James, 369288, CoG, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)
DICK, Jonath, 251757, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
EVANS, Clarence Lee, 309045, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
FLORENCE, William Earl, 306231, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
FORNALIK, Walter, 369337, HqCo, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)
LEWIS, Thomas Franklin, Jr, 293184, CoD, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
MCALEAR, Francis Xavier, 362588, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
RICHEY, William Franklyn, 324137, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
ROUGEAUX, James Dennis, 399194, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WICHERT, Charles Paul, 364779, CoA, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)
WORLEY, Tommie John, 334421, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WRIGHT, Doyle Augustus, 306634, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
MATTESON, James Elvis, 269234, HqCo, 3rdBn, died (mc)



BOOTH, Earl Dewey, 169059, DofS, HQ, Dept of Pac, San Francisco, Calif, died (mc)
GARDNER, Joseph Clyde, 10423, SplWpnsGrp, 5thDefBn, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)
JOHNSTON, Leon Woodrow, 320908, VMQ5, 2ndMarDiv, Noumea, New Caledonia, accidental death (mc)
RUANE, Roy John, 14532, NAS, Jacksonville, Fla, accidental death (mc)



Thursday, November 26, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
WENTZ, William Theodore, 356893, CoC, 1stBn, died (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
BURKE, Michael Ralph, 313059, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HORTON, George Emerson, 305758, CoG, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
HURLEY, Perry O'neal, 315077, CoA, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
WALDO, William Edward, 320110, CoH, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
WEEKLY, Edward Hudson, 395235, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
STAHL, John Adam, 224522, HqCo, 3rdBn, died (mc)



Friday, November 27, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 2ndMar
MILLER, Melvin William, 388614, CoD, 1stBn, died of wounds (mc)

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
DELVECCHIO, Joseph Ralph, 305450, CoE, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
ANTONSEN, Rudolph Harold, 332746, CoB, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)
HOSEL, Arthur James, 394151, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
LAZAR, George, 368709, CoE, 2ndBn, killed in action (mc)
NYREHN, Nelden Leon, 275609, CoC, 1stBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
BRUCE, George Douglas, 279308, CoD, 1stBn, died (mc)
JOHNSON, Don Lee, 272642, CoD, 1stBn, died (mc)



SANDERS, David Leon, 306854, 3rdAAGrp, 16thDefBn, Johnston Island, accidental death (mc)



Saturday, November 28, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 1stMar
HUGHES, Theodore Crevlin, 343839, CoK, 3rdBn, accidental death (mc)

1stMarDiv, 5thMar
KASPRZYK, John Jacob, 353792, CoE, 2ndBn, accidental death (mc)


PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
DAVIES, Aubrey Lebaron, 164514, CoB, 1stBn, died (mc)



GOODPASTURE, Walter Clinton, Jr, 6615, MarDet, USS Tuscaloosa, accidental death (mc)
KELLEY, James Patrick, 267246, HQ, Eastern RecruitingDiv, Syracuse, NY, accidental death (mc)
MAROTTA, Anthony Peter, 267252, HQ, Eastern RecruitingDiv, Manchester, NH, accidental death (mc)



Sunday, November, 29, 1942


WASHINGTON: The relief of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal by the 25th Infantry Division, USA, was approved

BAGGETT, Lee Ernest Camp, Ii, 307864, BksDet, MCB, NOB, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, accidental death (mc)
MATUA, Ioelu, 373457, CoB, 1stSamoanBn, Samoan Island, died (mc)



Saturday, November 30, 1942

SOLOMON ISLANDS

1stMarDiv, 7thMar
JENKINS, Robert Hayden, 262999, CoH, 2ndBn, died of wounds (mc)

2ndMarDiv, 8thMar
COOKMEYER, Harold Edward, 251528, CoL, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)
FRIEDRICHS, Stanley Ernest, 308630, CoL, 3rdBn, killed in action (mc)

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

4thMar
SNYDER, John Joseph, 254475, SerCo, died (mc)



BROWN, Harold Vernon, 392243, CoC, 1stAvnEngrBn, 1stMarDiv, New Hebrides, accidental death (mc)
BURROWS, Johnnie Blake, 426932, VMJ152, MAG15, 2ndMAW, New Caledonia, died (mc)
WILSON, Pled, 281072, 1stSepTkCo, 8thDefBn, Wallis Is, died of wounds (mc)



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