James Franklin Hicks
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 881497
Born
March 17, 1911
in Blount County, TN
Parents
John Hicks (d. 1943)
Barbara (Webb) Hicks
School
Details unknown
Pre-War Employment
Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)
Entered Service
August 10, 1943
Time with First Battalion
Joined 8/16/1944 from Service Battalion, Transient Center, FMF Pacific
Transferred 6/13/1945 to Marine Barracks, Navy Yard Pearl Harbor
Left Service
1945
Discharged
Home Address and Next of Kin
Montvale Road, Maryville, Tennessee – home of wife, Mrs. Burles (Blair) Hicks
During the war, Burles Hicks worked at the Consolidated Aircraft plan in San Diego, California
Campaigns
Iwo Jima
Outfit: Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 521 (Basic)
Decorations
Medal
none known
Campaign
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