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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.
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.
More information on each casualty is being added to:
JULY
1942
Wednesday,
July, 1, 1942
SORRELS,
Lawrence Virgil, 345515, GdCo1, MarBks, Puget Sound,
NYD, Bremerton, Wash, died (mc)
Thursday,
July, 2, 1942
| NEW ZEALAND: The Intelligence Officer of the 1st Marine Division at Wellington left for Australia to gather data for the Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings |
MOLLOY, John Edward,
358125, VMO151, MAG13, 1stMAW, Samoan Is, accidental
death (mc)
Friday,
July 3, 1942
HARRELL, Oran Samuel,
272325, RadioCo, BaseTrps, MCB, San Diego, Calif,
accidental death (mc)
MATTISON, Daryl Walter, 333011, 2ndGdCo, MarBks, NOB, Balboa, Canal Zone, accidental death (mc)
STADELMAN, Jr, Harry James, 300935, 18thProvMarCo, Natal, Brazil, South America, died (mc)
MATTISON, Daryl Walter, 333011, 2ndGdCo, MarBks, NOB, Balboa, Canal Zone, accidental death (mc)
STADELMAN, Jr, Harry James, 300935, 18thProvMarCo, Natal, Brazil, South America, died (mc)
Sunday,
July 5, 1942
EVANS, Joseph William,
346826, CoK, 3rdBn, 8thRegt, 2ndMarBrig, Samoan Is,
drowned (mc)
WATSON, Alva Bruce, 403131, 9thRecrtBn, RecrtDep, MarBks, Parris Island, SC, accidental death (mc)
WATSON, Alva Bruce, 403131, 9thRecrtBn, RecrtDep, MarBks, Parris Island, SC, accidental death (mc)
Friday, July, 10, 1942
| USMC: Marine Corps Air Station, El Centro, California, was organized |
Saturday,
July, 11, 1942
|
NEW
ZEALAND: The rear echelon of the
1st Marine Division arrived at
Wellington |
MACO, Robert Peter,
368334, VMO151, MAG13, 1stMAW, Samoan Is, died (mc)
Sunday,
July 12, 1942
HUSTON, James Thomas,
Jr, 277019, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC,
POW-died (mc)
NELSON, Eddie Marvin, 357606, CoE, MarBks, NYD, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
NELSON, Eddie Marvin, 357606, CoE, MarBks, NYD, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
Monday,
July 13, 1942
CHAMBERS, Kenneth,
10252, VMF223, MAG23, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is,
accidental death (mc)
Tuesday,
July, 14, 1942
| USMC: The Marine Corps Air Station, Edenton, North Carolina, was designated Marine Corps Glider Base, under the 5th Naval District |
SWANSON,
Edwin Carl, 270618, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC,
Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
Wednesday,
July, 15, 1942
|
NEW
HEBRIDES: A detachment from the
4th Marine Defense Battalion
arrived at Espiritu Santo with a
heavy antiaircraft battery and
an automatic weapons
battery
|
LOCKHEARDT, Douglas
James, 343295, MAG14, 1stMAW, San Diego, Calif,
accidental death (mc)
NORRIS, Charles Richard, 10788, MarBrks, Quantico, Va, died (mc)
NORRIS, Charles Richard, 10788, MarBrks, Quantico, Va, died (mc)
Thursday,
July 16, 1942
DOMINGUEZ, Joe Manuel,
290920, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died
(mc)
HASHAGEN, Wayne Dennis, 301734, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, missing in action-died of wounds (mc)
HASHAGEN, Wayne Dennis, 301734, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, missing in action-died of wounds (mc)
Saturday,
July 18, 1942
BLUME, Arnold Elmer,
9926, HqSqn, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, accidental
death (mc)
COOK, George Albert, 9962, HqSqn, 2ndMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
DARBE, Vernon Richard, 360513, VMSB231, MAG22, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
MYERS, William Tatum, 219944, BksDet, MBNAS, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, died (mc)
COOK, George Albert, 9962, HqSqn, 2ndMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
DARBE, Vernon Richard, 360513, VMSB231, MAG22, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, accidental death (mc)
MYERS, William Tatum, 219944, BksDet, MBNAS, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, died (mc)
Tuesday,
July, 21, 1942
|
NEW
ZEALAND: The 1st Base Depot
established an advanced echelon
at
Wellington
|
HOFFMAN, Claude, 350549,
CoG, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 3rdMarBrig, Samoan Is, drowned
(mc)
WILLIAMSON, Edwin, 287834, H&SCo, 1stSerBn, 1stMarDiv, Wellington, New Zealand, accidental death (mc)
WILLIAMSON, Edwin, 287834, H&SCo, 1stSerBn, 1stMarDiv, Wellington, New Zealand, accidental death (mc)
Wednesday,
July, 22, 1942
Tuesday, July, 28, 1942
GARDNER, Peter
Clark, 10249, VMF122, MAG12, 1stMAW, San Diego,
Calif, accidental death (mc)
KNAUS, Ronald Stewart, 10868, HqSqn, 1stMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
KNAUS, Ronald Stewart, 10868, HqSqn, 1stMAW, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
Friday,
July 24, 1942
CHESEBRO, Milton
Laforce, 6911, MarBks, NAS, Corpus Christi, Tex,
accidental death (mc)
LUNDGREN, Victor Charles, Jr, 275604, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
LUNDGREN, Victor Charles, Jr, 275604, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
Saturday,
July 25, 1942
ARNOLDI, Joseph
Benedict, 380747, VMF222, MAG23, 2ndMAW, Cahu,
Hawaiian Is, drowned (mc)
HAMMONDS, Arthur Henry, 403192, 8thRecrtBn, RectDep, MarBks, Parris Island, SC, died (mc)
FAGUNDES, Harry Francis, 296324, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
MOXHAM, Raymond Frank, 268141, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
HAMMONDS, Arthur Henry, 403192, 8thRecrtBn, RectDep, MarBks, Parris Island, SC, died (mc)
FAGUNDES, Harry Francis, 296324, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
MOXHAM, Raymond Frank, 268141, POW&MPDet, HQUSMC, Washington DC, POW-died (mc)
Sunday,
July 26, 1942
BAKER, Ernest
Monroe, 1896, MarBks, NAS, Quonset Point, RI,
accidental death (mc)
CHAPPELL, Jack Ross, 349637, RecSta, MarBks, DesBase, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
LEAROYD, Alden Wentworth, 385840, TelephoneCo, PostSignalBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, died of wounds (mc)
LYON, Jack Heber, 6998, VMF111, MAG13, 1stMAW, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)
CHAPPELL, Jack Ross, 349637, RecSta, MarBks, DesBase, San Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
LEAROYD, Alden Wentworth, 385840, TelephoneCo, PostSignalBn, MarBks, Quantico, Va, died of wounds (mc)
LYON, Jack Heber, 6998, VMF111, MAG13, 1stMAW, Samoan Is, accidental death (mc)
Monday,
July 27, 1942
STEFANCSIK, Stephen,
252934, BksDet, MarBks, NYD, NY, accidental death
(mc)
Tuesday, July, 28, 1942
KERWIN, David Malin,
10126, VMS3, MCAS, St Thomas, Virgin Is, accidental
death (mc)
VAN HOOK, Richard Paul, 376455, VMS3, MCAS, St Thomas, Virgin Is, accidental death (mc)
VAN HOOK, Richard Paul, 376455, VMS3, MCAS, St Thomas, Virgin Is, accidental death (mc)
Wednesday,
July 29, 1942
JONES, John David, 7605,
BtryN, 5thBn, 11thMar, 1stMarDiv, accidental death
(mc)
Friday,
July 31, 1942
BAUKAT, Robert William,
271382, Hq&SerBtry, 2ndspWpnsBn, 2ndMarDiv, San
Diego, Calif, accidental death (mc)
ROGERS, Charles Wendell, 280477, VMSB233, MAG21, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, died (mc)
ROGERS, Charles Wendell, 280477, VMSB233, MAG21, 2ndMAW, Oahu, Hawaiian Is, died (mc)