General "J." McCaleb
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 917049
July 15, 1925
in Cookeville, TN
Manton L. McCaleb
Emma Lee (Sullivan) McCaleb (d. 1943)
Details unknown
Family farm worker
October 30, 1943
at Nashville, TN
January 7, 1944
from MCB San Diego
July 13, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
July 13, 1944
Killed in action
Rural Route 2, Cookeville, Tennessee – address of father, Mr. Manton McCaleb
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted directly to Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 7 January 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 22, 1944 – wounded in action (cause and circumstances unknown); evacuated to hospital on Saipan
June 25, 1944 – returned to duty
July 13, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, left hip) while mopping up snipers in bypassed cave
July 15, 1944 – buried in Plot 5, Row 5, Grave 989, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 22, 1944)
Saipan (July 13, 1944)
Citation
General is buried in West Cemetery, Cookeville, Tennessee.
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