Clarence Verlon Postell

"Verlon"

Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 826936

Born

January 8, 1921
in Andrews, NC

Parents

Thomas Henry Postell
Ella Mae (Derreberry) Postell

School

Details unknown

Pre-War Employment

Truck driver
Acid wood industry

Entered Service

May 25, 1944
at Columbia, SC

Joined First Battalion

November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft

Left First Battalion

March 3, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima

Left Service

March 3, 1945
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

Rural Route 1, Andrews, NC – address of wife, Mrs. Helen Ruth (Matheson) Postell

Service & Campaigns

Before joining battalion

Boot camp at MCRD Parris Island with First Recruit Battalion. Outposted to TC Camp Lejeune for infantry training; assigned to 17th Replacement Draft for transit to Pacific theater.

Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui, Hawaii, 22 November 1944.

Iwo Jima

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
March 3, 1945 – killed in action, cause and circumstances not known
March 9, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 26, Grave 1266, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative