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A. D. Hobson

(Admiral Dewey) Hobson
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 820040
Born

June 5, 1924
in Buchanan County, VA

Parents

Nathan Crittenden “NC” Hobson
Linnie (Looney) Hobson (d. 1933)

School

Details unknown

Pre-War Employment

North American Aviation, Inc.

Entered Service

February 1, 1943
at Los Angeles, CA

Joined First Battalion

September 2, 1943
from NAD Hawthorne, NV

Left First Battalion

June 17, 1944
Wounded and evacuated from Saipan

Left Service

June 18, 1944
Died of wounds

Home Address and Next of Kin

Deskins, VA – home of father, Mr. N. C. Hobson
A. D. was living at 218 Menlo Avenue, Hawthorne, CA at the time of his enlistment

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Fifth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Guard Company, Naval Ammunition Depot Hawthorne, Nevada, on 2 April 1943; duty there until September 1943.

Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, on 2 September 1943.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 17, 1944 – wounded in action (gunshot wounds in arms, legs, and chest); evacuated to USS Callaway. Died of wounds and buried at sea same date, at 15°21’N 145°28’E.

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Saipan (June 17, 1944)

Citation

A. D. is commemorated on the Honolulu Memorial
Gallery

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