James George Rogers
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 860490
January 16, 1925
in Opp, AL
James Alexander Rogers
Daisy Leora “Lora” (Short) Rogers (d. 1935)
High school graduate
Laurel Hill / Winter Haven schools
Post Exchange attendant
Eglin Field (Army Air Corps base)
May 15, 1943
at Orlando, FL
September 1, 1943
from HQ Battalion, Parris Island
July 8, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
July 8, 1944
Killed in action
Milton, Florida – home of father, Mr. James A. Rogers
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with First Recruit Battalion (expert rifleman; promoted to Private First Class upon graduation). Retained at Parris Island through August 1943.
Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 1 September 1943.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 653 (Squad / Team Leader)
Important Events:
July 8, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, left chest); exact circumstances unknown
July 9, 1944 – buried in Plot E, Row 9, Grave 18, Second Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (July 8, 1944)
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