John Alfonso Ruiz
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 839257
April 2, 1906
in San Bernardino, CA
Louis Pedro Ruiz (d. 1944)
Mauricia (Paredes) Ruiz
Details unknown
R. G. Knoll Transportation Company
April 1, 1943
at Los Angeles, CA
April 9, 1944
from HQ Company, 24th Marines
September 26, 1944
to Transient Center, FMF Pacific
March 20, 1945
Discharged for disability
412½ South Spadra Road, Fullerton , CA – address of wife, Mrs. Peggy Ruiz
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San DDieto with First Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Motor Transport School, Service Battalion, MCB San Diego for instruction. On 29 July 1943, assigned to Headquarters & Service Company, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton.
Participated in the Roi-Namur campaign with H&S/24th Marines.
Transferred to A/1/24th Marines at Camp Maui on 9 April 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 345 (Driver)
Important Events:
July 12, 1944 – transferred to HQ/1/24th Marines for duty as driver
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 345 (Driver)
Transferred to Transient Center, FMF Pacific on 26 September 1944; admitted to US Naval Hospital Oakland, California, on 15 October. Transferred to Naval Hospital San Diego; on rolls with casual companies through March 1945. Honorably discharged for reasons of disability on 20 March 1945.
Individual Decorations
Medal*
Ruiz was recommended for a Bronze Star Medal after the Mariana Islands campaign; it is not known if this decoration was ever awarded.
Campaign
Citation
John died on January 22, 2000, and is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
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