Carl Joseph Willenborg
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 815877
March 8, 1924
in Dyersville, IA
Bernard B. “Ben” Willenborg
Amalia M. “Molly” (Gerken) Willenborg
Independence High School (1942)
Independence Junior College (1 year)
Family farm
January 14, 1943
at Des Moines, IA
August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott, CA
June 15, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 15, 1944
Killed in action
Rural Route 1, Independence, IA – home of parents, Ben & Molly Willenborg
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted 14 January 1943 at Des Moines, Iowa. Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Eleventh Recruit Battalion; infantry training at Camp Elliott, California through August 1943.
Joined Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, 26 August 1943.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad/Fire Team Leader)
– Additional duty as Boat Guide, First Platoon, A/1/24
Important Events:
June 15, 1944 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, body); exact circumstances unknown.
June 25, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 7, Grave 602, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 15, 1944)
Citation
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