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Archie Campbell Patton

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 831698
Born

March 6, 1923
in Lafayette Springs, MS

Parents

Frank Edgar Patton
Kate (Campbell) Patton

School

Details unknown

Pre-War Employment

Alabama Army Ammunition Plant
DuPont, in Childersburg, AL

Entered Service

April 28, 1943
at Jackson, MS

Joined First Battalion

August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott

Left First Battalion

June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 16, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

1665 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN – address of mother, Mrs. Kate Patton

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Enlisted at Jackson, MS, on 28 April 1943. Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Ninth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Camp Elliott for infantry training.

Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, on 26 August 1943.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 16, 1944 – killed in action (shrapnel wound, head); exact circumstances unknown.
June 21, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 1, Grave 414, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Saipan (June 16, 1944)

Citation

Gallery

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