Claude Lorton Godwin, Jr.
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 546865
June 9, 1926
in Greenville, TX
Claude Lorton Godwin, Sr. (d. 1945)
Lora Vivien (Duke) Godwin
Elgin High School (through 1941)
Long-haul truck driver
Central Freight Line
August 25, 1943
at San Antonio, TX
February 21, 1944
from Fourth Signal Battalion
March 1, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 1, 1945
Killed in action
1907 Chicon Street, Austin, TX – address of parents, Claude Sr. & Lora Godwin
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted at San Antonio; placed on inactive duty status.
Called to active duty 29 September 1943. Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Eighth Recruit Battalion; outposted to Fourth Signal Company, Fourth Marine Division on 15 January 1944.
Joined Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui, Hawaii, on 21 February 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
Note: Claude was one of several men listed as “missing in action” on battalion muster rolls between July 1 and July 14. This appears to have been a clerical error, as his personnel file does not indicate he was absent from duty.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 607 (Mortarman)
Important Events:
March 1, 1945 – killed in action (gunshot wound, back) at approximately 0530
March 3, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 19, Grave 911, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 1, 1945)
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