Charlie Loyd Strickland
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 961472
January 23, 1921
in Daisy, GA
William Uriah Strickland (d. 1937)
Eva Anna (Moore) Strickland
Details unknown
Street sweeper driver
City of Claxton
May 24, 1944
at Atlanta, GA
November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft
February 23, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 23, 1945
Killed in action
Claxton, GA – address of wife, Mrs. Pharisee (Brazelt) Strickland, and sons, Arthur and Bobby Strickland.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Third Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Second Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune, August 1944; assigned to 17th Replacement Draft for transit to the Pacific, October 1944.
Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 22 November 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Important Events:
February 23, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel wound, head); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 23, 1945)
Citation
Service Stories
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Charlie Strickland is buried near my Uncle William W Knicely who also died from injuries received at Iwo Jima. When I place a flag at Uncle Bill’s grave, I also place a flag at Mr Strickland’s. I was born in 1952 so I never knew them but I want to honor their sacrifice.