Ervin Donald Rothe
"Donald"
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 899171
October 10, 1925
in Baltimore, MD
Ervin Henry Rothe
Pearl (Wahlen) Rothe
Details unknown
Koppers Company, Inc.
November 27, 1943
at Baltimore, MD
September 20, 1944
from 3rd Provisional Marine Detachment
February 20, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 20, 1945
Killed in action
2111 Ramsay Street, Baltimore, MD – home of parents, Ervin & Pearl Rothe
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eleventh Recruit Depot; outposted to Camp Lejeune, NC. Assigned to 49th Replacement Battalion for transit to Pacific; joined Replacement Battalion, Transient Center, V Amphibious Corps. Duty with Third Provisional Marine Detachment at Camp Maui through September 1944.
Joined Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines on 20 September 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24
Rank: PFC
MOS: 746 (BARman
Important Events:
February 20, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel, head); circumstances not known.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 20, 1945)
Citation
Service Stories
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Ervin is buried in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
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