Harn Luke Mandemaker
"Luke"
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 819835
June 8, 1924
in Mar Vista, CA
Hendrik “Henry” Mandemaker
Fenna (Valk) Mandemaker
Venice High School
Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica
January 5, 1943
at Los Angeles, CA
March 22, 1944
from Scout Co., 4th Marine Division
February 20, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 20, 1945
Killed in action
3941 Grandview Boulevard, Mar Vista, CA – home of parents, Henry and Fenna Mandemaker
The Mandemakers owned and operated Holland Dairy on Grandview Boulevard.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Third Recruit Battalion; outposted to Tank Battalion Training Center, Camp Elliott. Assigned to Company D (Scout), Fourth Tank Battalion at Camp Pendleton in summer of 1944. Unit designation changed to Company D (Scout), HQ Battalion, Division Special Troops, Fourth Marine Division.
From January – February 1944, participated in Operation FLINTLOCK (31 January – 5 February, Kwajalein atoll) and Operation CATCHPOLE (15 – 25 February, Eniwetok atoll).
Transferred to Headquarters, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 22 March 1944.
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines (Communications platoon)
Rank: Private
MOS: 345 (Driver)
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines (Communications platoon)
Rank: Private
MOS: 345 (Driver)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 20, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel, abdomen); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 20, 1945)
Citation
Service Stories
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