Jack Calvin Comer
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 405032
October 22, 1920
in Tulia, TX
Thomas Augustus Comer
Agnes (Terry) Comer
Details unknown
Owned and operated fishing boat
in Sitka, Alaska
May 28, 1942
at Portland, OR
September 2, 1943
from Naval Air Station Tillamook, OR
July 8, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
July 8, 1944
Killed in action
411 West First Street, Tillamook, Oregon – address of wife, Mrs. Elvira Miranda (Grove) Comer
married July 26, 1943
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego. Outposted to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard Puget Sound, Washington, for duty with Guard Company. Transferred to Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Tillamook, OR.
Joined Dog Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, on 2 September 194.
Outfit: D/1/24th Marines (1st MG Platoon)
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 504 (Ammunition Carrier)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines (MG platoon)
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 504 (Ammunition Carrier)
Important Events:
July 8, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot wounds); exact circumstances unknown. Awarded Bronze Star Medal for actions on this date.
As a member of a machine-gun squad serving with a battalion of a Marine division during action against Japanese forces on Saipan from 15 Jun – 8 July 1944. Assigned the hazardous mission of assisting a squad in clearing the beach line of snipers, Pfc, Comer pressed home his attack, destroying the enemy at perilously close range. Throughout this entire period of vital operations, he consistently displayed exceptional fighting ability and gallant determination, performing his duties with steadfast courage until he was wounded by enemy fire.
Buried Plot E, Row 14, Grave 10, Second Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (July 8, 1944)
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Citation
See above
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