John Lloyd Manson

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 445371

Born

September 4, 1922
in Chillicothe, OH

Parents

Mason Merrill Manson (d. 1934)
Gladys Evelyn (Anthony) Manson

School

Unioto High School

Pre-War Employment

Clerk
Stocklin & Kramer Hardware

Entered Service

September 9, 1942
at Cincinnati, OH

Joined First Battalion

November 15, 1942
from 10th Separate Recruit Bn.

Left First Battalion

June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 16, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

425 High Street, Chillicothe, OH – address of mother, Mrs. Gladys Manson

Service & Campaigns

Before joining battalion

Enlisted 9 September 1942 at Cincinnati, OH; boot camp at Parris Island with 10th Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted directly to Able Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River, North Carolina.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 16, 1944 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, head and side); exact circumstances unknown.
Buried Plot 2, Row 5, Grave 254, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative