Marsh Edward Mills, Jr.
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 982628
August 21, 1919
in Cerro Gordo, IL
Marsh Edward Mills, Sr.
Josephine Belle (Peck) Mills
Details unknown
Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
June 6, 1944
at Detroit, MI
February 27, 1945
from 24th Replacement Draft
March 4, 1945
Wounded and evacuated from Iwo Jima
March 7, 1945
Died of wounds
15782 Ardmore Street, Detroit, MI – address of wife, Mrs. Alice Patton Mills
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Twelfth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to casual company, Recruit Depot. Transferred to the Seventh Training Battalion, Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton for instruction as an anti-tank gunner. Assigned duty with the 24th Replacement Draft, attached to the Fourth Marine Division, for the Iwo Jima operation.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 610 (Antitank Gunner)
Important Events:
February 27, 1945 – joined from 24th Replacement Draft
March 4, 1945 – wounded in action (compound skull fracture; spinal column); exact details unknown. Evacuated to USS Doyen for treatment
March 7, 1945 – died of wounds aboard USS Doyen. Buried at sea (19°51.3N – 142°25.8 E)
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 4, 1945)
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