Archie Campbell Patton
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 831698
March 6, 1923
in Lafayette Springs, MS
Frank Edgar Patton
Kate (Campbell) Patton
Details unknown
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant
DuPont, in Childersburg, AL
April 28, 1943
at Jackson, MS
August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott
June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 16, 1944
Killed in action
1665 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN – address of mother, Mrs. Kate Patton
Service & Campaigns
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.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
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
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 16, 1944)
Citation
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