LeRoy John Heath
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 554208
May 30, 1926
in Toledo, OH
Harry Leroy Heath (d. 1938)
Mother (maiden) name
Macomber Vocational School (ex-44)
High school student
November 9, 1943
at Cleveland, OH
July 26, 1944
from Casual Co., 2nd Marine Division
July 30, 1944
Killed in action at Tinian
July 30, 1944
Killed in action
428 Cleveland Street, Toledo, OH – home of mother, Mrs. Georgia M. Heath
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego.
To 50th Replacement Battalion; transferred to Headquarters, Replacement Battalion, Transient Center VAC.
To Casual Company, Second Marine Division, 17 July 1944. Temporarily attached to First Battalion, 24th Marines, 26 July 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 607 (Mortarman)
Important Events:
July 26, 1944 – joined from Casual Company, Second Marine Division
July 30, 1944 – killed in action; cause and circumstances unknown
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Tinian (July 30, 1944)
Citation
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