Frank Olen Boggs
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 421299
March 5, 1921
in Isabella, TN
William Bascome Boggs
Bessie (Wilson) Boggs
Details unknown
E. T. duPont Dye Works (Salem, NJ)
July 21, 1942
at Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 1942
from Candidate’s Detachment, Quantico
February 1, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 1, 1944
Killed in action
Route 1, Copperhill, TN – address of mother, Mrs. Bessie Boggs
Frank was living in Salem, NJ, at the time of his enlistment
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Third Recruit Battalion. To Candidate’s Class, MCB Quantico, as detachment personnel (not student officer).
Transferred to New River, NC in December 1942; assigned Company B, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) on 31 December.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
February 1, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, right side of head); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 1, 1944)
Citation
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