Joseph Dale Sexson
"Dale"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 916504
September 12, 1925
in Indianapolis, IN
Bert Jonas Sexson
Alice Marie (Shipman) Sexson
Shortridge High School (ex-1944)
Student
November 6, 1943
at Indianapolis, IN
February 21, 1944
from Fourth Signal Company
July 25, 1944
Killed in action at Tinian
July 25, 1944
Killed in action
3711 Watson Road, Indianapolis, IN – home of mother, Mrs. Marie Sexson
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego, California. Outposted directly to Fourth Signal Battalion, Fourth Marine Division, on 15 January 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 25, 1944 – killed in action (multiple fragment wounds)
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Tinian (July 25, 1944)
Citation
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