George Clifton Iverson
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 350226
July 2, 1914
in Moapa, NV
Peter Martin Iverson (d. 1944)
Lillie Belle (Bundy) Iverson
Details unknown
Occupation
Employer
January 22, 1942
at Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1944
from Fourth Signal Battalion
February 25, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 25, 1945
Killed in action
Mount Trumbull, AZ – address of mother, Mrs. Lillie Iverson
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Fourth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Guard Company #1, Navy Yard Puget Sound for further transfer to Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station Sitka, Alaska.
Duty at Sitka through summer 1943, at which time returned to Puget Sound for guard duty. Transferred to Fourth Signal Company in January, 1944.
Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 21 February 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
June 17, 1944 – wounded in action (shrapnel, right leg); evacuated via unknown transport.
Admitted to US Naval Hospital Aiea Heights, Hawaii
Under treatment at US Naval Hospital #10, Aiea Heights, Hawaii. Did not participate in Tinian campaign.
Rejoined battalion on 15 August 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 737 (Rifle squad leader)
Important Events:
February 25, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel, head); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 17, 1944)
Iwo Jima (Feb. 25, 1945)
Citation
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