Category: United States Marine Corps, World War II

Categories: United States of America, World War II

This is a mid-level category. Profiles should be added to the narrowest category possible, but may be placed here when further information is not known. See How to Categorize.

United States Marine Corps Units and personnel that were in World War II. By the end of the war, the Corps expanded from two brigades to six divisions, five air wings, and supporting troops, totaling about 485,000 Marines. In addition, 20 defense battalions and a parachute battalion were raised. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor.

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  • [Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps#World War II]]
  • This is a mid level roll up category primarily for units fought in World War II.
  • Individual profiles should be added to more specific sub categories.
  • If all that is known from an obituary, gravestone, etc. that the person was in the Marine Corps in World War II, add them to this category.
  • For units and personnel who served during World War II see the subcategories listed below.

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This category is managed by the World War II Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and World_War_II.

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02 Sep 1926 Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA - 13 Jun 1993
31 Oct 1920 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA - 15 May 1995
01 Apr 1922 Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Jun 2004
18 Jun 1925 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA - 18 Sep 2002 photo
07 May 1922 United States - 08 Mar 1945 photo
16 May 1927 York County, Pennsylvania, USA - 20 Jan 2019
12 Apr 1919 Ellwood City, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA - 04 May 2003
06 Mar 1906 Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1993
19 Feb 1924 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA - 29 Aug 1987 photo
24 May 1919 South Carolina - 05 Jan 1992
16 Jan 1895 Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States - 12 Nov 1962 photo
14 Jun 1912 Pawhuska, Osage, Oklahoma, United States - 27 Dec 1972
21 Mar 1925 De Soto, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA - 13 Jul 1987
16 Jan 1925 Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States - 03 Jun 1944 photo
04 Mar 1920 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 14 Dec 1943
1920s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
13 Mar 1913 - 16 Feb 1981
03 Sep 1921 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 28 Aug 2005
26 Aug 1924 Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Sep 1944
06 Mar 1923 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 23 Jun 2009 photo
10 Mar 1924 Floydada, Floyd, Texas, United States - 17 Apr 1996
14 Aug 1925 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States - 25 Nov 1985
Living McRorie photo
17 Jan 1921 Hale Center, Hale, Texas, United States - 15 Sep 1977
15 Jul 1928 Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States - 18 Apr 2006
26 Oct 1916 Sapony District, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States - 30 Sep 1978
1920s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)
18 May 1903 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 26 Mar 1961 photo
1910s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
28 Mar 1923 Marion County, Illinois, USA - 24 Jan 1976 photo
05 Dec 1920 Portersville, Franklin, Mississippi, United States - 24 Jun 1996
08 May 1913 New York, United States - 04 Mar 1945 photo
28 Dec 1922 Nebraska, USA - 18 Dec 2001 photo
28 Dec 1922 Nebraska, USA - 29 Sep 2004 photo
01 Aug 1917 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 24 Nov 2010
03 Jan 1924 Mississippi, United States - 15 Jun 1944 photo
06 Oct 1923 Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Feb 2000 photo
23 Mar 1924 Union, Eau Claire, Wisconsin - 16 Apr 2004
19 Oct 1921 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States - 04 Feb 1979
30 Jun 1923 Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States - 16 Jul 2013 photo
23 May 1923 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 10 Jan 1977
18 Jul 1918 Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States - 14 Jun 1988
18 Aug 1921 Indian Gap, Hamilton, Texas, United States - 26 Nov 1950 photo
25 Sep 1891 New Britian, Connecticut - 31 May 1971 photo
27 Apr 1912 - 1967
1920s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private with Public Family Tree (Yellow)
13 Apr 1921 Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States - 12 Sep 2012
02 Apr 1915 Dryfork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States - 13 Feb 1979
05 Sep 1895 Barnwell, South Carolina, United States - 10 Nov 1953 photo
22 Jan 1923 Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA - 07 Sep 2014 photo
15 Oct 1927 Michigan, United States - 30 Oct 1998
03 Sep 1917 Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States - 12 Feb 1988
18 Apr 1922 Texas, United States - 04 Sep 2011
20 Jul 1912 Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States - 22 May 1977
27 Nov 1918 Tennessee, United States - abt 07 Jan 1998
09 Mar 1894 Rochester, New York - 11 Dec 1973 photo
01 Apr 1920 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 16 Jan 1945 photo
05 Feb 1915 - 28 Jun 1986
01 Nov 1911 Hilldale, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Nov 1986

N

11 Sep 1925 Emmons Township, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States - 11 Feb 1945
18 Sep 1927 Trinity, Texas, United States - 10 Jan 1956
1920s - 2000s Privacy Level: Private (Red) photo
26 Apr 1922 Winner, Tripp County, South Dakota - 29 Mar 2000
14 Oct 1926 Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States - 29 Dec 1983
23 Mar 1925 Lauderdale, Alabama, United States - 07 Feb 1982
23 Jan 1921 Chi Chil Tah, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States - 04 Jun 2014 photo
02 Mar 1925 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 19 Apr 1980 photo
26 Oct 1894 Federalsburg, Maryland, United States - 27 Sep 1983 photo

N cont.

Living Noland
22 May 1926 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 16 Mar 1945
27 Nov 1915 - 12 May 1992
30 Sep 1922 Monmouth, Jackson, Iowa, United States - 12 May 1990 photo
11 Feb 1925 Oklahoma - 18 Oct 2005
20 Apr 1918 Oaklyn, Camden, New Jersey, United States - 28 Feb 2011
17 Jun 1917 Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States - 20 Oct 1942
08 Feb 1920 New York, United States - 22 Mar 1944 photo

O

17 Dec 1925 - 22 Mar 2007
12 Feb 1922 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States - 19 May 1999
29 Apr 1926 Rome Center, Lenawee, Michigan, United States - 15 Jan 1996
09 Jun 1919 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States - 08 Feb 1991
23 Jun 1913 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA - 12 Mar 1978
1920s - 1970s Privacy Level: Private (Red) photo
23 Apr 1923 Kirtland, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA - 16 Mar 2011 photo
02 May 1921 Shiprock, San Juan, New Mexico, United States - 14 Oct 2009
21 Apr 1917 Minnesota - Oct 1980 photo
22 Nov 1919 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 27 Oct 1985
05 Nov 1925 Clarke, Alabama, United States - 04 Jul 1945 photo
13 Jun 1923 - 16 Sep 1944
12 Feb 1923 Cook, Illinois, United States - 30 Sep 1992
28 Jul 1925 Waynesboro, Wayne, Mississippi, United States - 21 Apr 2004
20 Jul 1890 Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, United States - 09 Dec 1979 photo

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19 Feb 1926 Westerly, Fayette, West Virginia, United States - 20 Aug 2007
20 Aug 1907 Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 1999
15 Jan 1911 Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States - 04 Jun 1942 photo
04 Jul 1925 California, USA - 29 Apr 2011
12 May 1921 Alabama, United States - 17 Jun 2002
11 Feb 1898 Port Royal, South Carolina, United States - 31 Jul 1961 photo
02 Jul 1924 Dill City, Washita, Oklahoma, USA - 06 Apr 2012
29 May 1894 Bakersfield, California - 13 Jan 1973 photo
22 Apr 1895 Georgetown, Delaware, United States - 01 Jun 1968 photo
02 May 1926 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States - 08 Jan 2021
abt 28 Sep 1926 Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA - 12 Apr 1995
02 Sep 1924 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA - 26 Sep 2015 photo
17 Sep 1922 Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA - 23 Oct 1950
07 Jun 1921 Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States - 23 Jan 1987 photo
abt 17 May 1921 Ohio, United States - abt 20 May 1944
01 Feb 1929 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 27 Aug 2008
23 Nov 1916 New York, United States - 21 Aug 1988
10 Oct 1920 Sciota, Clinton, New York, USA - 14 Dec 1990 photo
19 Oct 1922 McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States - 07 Dec 1941
01 Dec 1916 Saybrook, McLean, Illinois, United States - 04 Nov 1950 photo
18 Sep 1881 Hamburg, Germany - 23 Jan 1954 photo
05 Jun 1913 Mississippi, United States - 04 Jul 1962
26 May 1921 Whitehead, Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States - 18 Feb 2014

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18 Mar 1919 Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 20 Nov 1943

R

04 Apr 1926 - 12 Sep 1987
04 Feb 1924 Tonkawa Township, Kay, Oklahoma, United States - 03 Oct 2014
29 Jun 1914 - 30 Jan 2014 photo
14 Mar 1897 Auburn, New York, United States - 12 May 1972 photo
13 Jul 1922 Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States - 23 Sep 1998
07 Apr 1927 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 30 Jul 1945
15 Aug 1920 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 24 Feb 2008
05 Feb 1886 Europa, Webster, Mississippi, United States - 02 May 1953 photo
11 Nov 1920 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA - 30 Jul 1945 photo
16 Oct 1911 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 27 Oct 1965
19 Apr 1925 Ohio, USA - 10 Aug 1990
06 Jul 1925 Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States - 08 Jun 2016 photo
05 Apr 1915 Colorado, United States - 09 Jan 2008
27 Oct 1930 Cedar Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States - 09 Aug 2006
06 Feb 1923 Davidson County, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jan 2000
21 Sep 1923 Marshall County, Iowa - 29 Apr 1976
16 Nov 1924 Champaign, Illinois, United States - 23 Feb 2011
02 Feb 1897 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - 28 Apr 1970 photo
09 Sep 1913 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 14 Oct 1993
1920s - 1990s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow)

R cont.

24 Aug 1920 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina - 29 Sep 1944 photo
01 Jun 1896 Los Angeles, California, United States - 26 Mar 1976 photo
28 Aug 1920 Yancey County, North Carolina, USA - 19 Feb 2011
22 Sep 1888 Columbia City, Indiana, United States - 06 Jun 1970 photo
21 Jun 1922 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jul 2012
23 Mar 1894 Waco, Texas, United States - 12 Sep 1972 photo
04 Dec 1910 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 23 Jun 1945
14 Jan 1924 Farmersville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States - 03 Nov 2007
25 Dec 1893 Thorntown, Indiana, United States - 15 Oct 1976 photo
26 Apr 1927 Madison, Tennessee, United States - 08 Nov 1965
22 May 1917 Little Falls Township, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - 02 Apr 1997
21 Mar 1920 Peoria, Illinois, United States - 06 Dec 2005
22 Jun 1919 St. Charles, Missouri, United States - 30 Jul 1945
27 Aug 1918 Peoria, Illinois, United States - abt 23 Aug 2001
20 Jun 1921 Whitehall, Washington, New York, USA - 20 Feb 1945 photo
30 May 1921 Berwyn, Cook, Illinois, USA - 22 Jul 1944
31 Jul 1928 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - 06 Jul 1994 photo
22 Sep 1884 Ruthven, Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States of America - 06 Sep 1947 photo
10 Nov 1911 Branch, Franklin, Arkansas, United States - 10 Nov 1984 photo
12 Jul 1926 New Matamoras, Washington, Ohio, United States - 29 Oct 1994
1925 Cowlitz, Washington, United States - 1990
23 Oct 1921 Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States - 19 Mar 1945 photo
23 Jan 1903 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 22 Mar 2002
22 Jan 1909 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 22 Mar 2002
22 Sep 1923 Moretown, Washington, Vermont, United States - 19 Mar 1945 photo
21 May 1919 Midland, Michigan, United States - 17 Jun 1984 photo
10 Jul 1925 Saginaw, Michigan, United States - 31 May 2004 photo
26 Feb 1918 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Feb 2007

S

05 Jul 1922 Illinois, United States - 25 Sep 1944
08 Aug 1922 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States - 01 Sep 1963
22 Jul 1895 Shelton, Washington, United States - 11 Jun 1973 photo
18 Nov 1920 AR - 13 May 1945 photo
18 Dec 1911 United States - May 1976 photo
19 Mar 1895 Richland County, Illinois, United States - 08 Jan 1987 photo
25 Sep 1886 Holdrege, Nebraska, United States - 10 Feb 1968 photo
28 Dec 1922 Brooklyn, New York, United States - 18 Jul 2013
17 Jul 1920 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 07 May 1945 photo
18 Jan 1920 Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States - abt 18 Mar 2004
18 Nov 1907 Swan Lake, Bannock, Idaho, United States - 24 Sep 1963 photo
28 May 1920 Houston, Harris, Texas, United States - 28 Jul 2015 photo
16 Nov 1916 Garner, White, Arkansas, United States - 17 Oct 2005
28 Aug 1916 Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States - 01 Nov 2002
abt 23 Oct 1917 Bedford, Virginia, United States - 13 Jul 2008
22 Aug 1922 Benton Township, Lucas, Iowa, United States - 03 Aug 2007 photo
04 Mar 1928 Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jan 1998
19 Dec 1879 Marion County, Indiana, United States - 26 Jun 1953 photo
abt 21 Jan 1922 Louisiana, USA - 03 May 1993 photo
10 Feb 1896 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 1990 photo
23 Jun 1925 Columbus Grove, Putnam, Ohio, United States - 11 Feb 2018
14 Jul 1919 Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States - 02 Feb 2000
01 Aug 1919 Race Pond, Charlton County, Georgia, United States of America - 04 Aug 2002 photo
15 Jan 1925 Zell, Faulk, South Dakota, United States - 10 May 2008
22 Sep 1896 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 Aug 1985 photo
18 Aug 1927 Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States - 06 Aug 2010
16 Aug 1925 Glenwood, Wheeler, Georgia, United States - 02 Apr 2012
12 Feb 1916 Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas, United States - 21 Jun 1982
13 Sep 1922 Texas - 17 Oct 1959
22 Mar 1924 Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States - 01 Jul 1982
01 Mar 1923 Pilgrim, Gonzales, Texas, United States - 26 Dec 1974
10 Jul 1926 Texas - 25 Nov 1976 photo
19 Jul 1919 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 10 Nov 1944
09 Aug 1921 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Oct 1996 photo
20 Apr 1882 Hatchechubbee, Russell, Alabama, United States - 12 Jan 1967 photo
11 Sep 1885 Elkton, Maryland - 05 Nov 1975 photo
26 Oct 1893 Menard, Texas, United States - 25 Dec 1977 photo
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