Nicholas Chucci
"Nick"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 833781
June 9, 1920
in Oakmont, WV
Michael Chucci
Serafina (Poilluci) Chucci
Details unknown
Car helper
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
March 31, 1943
at Baltimore, MD
September 2, 1943
from Rifle Range, Quantico
June 16, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 16, 1944
Killed in action
General Delivery, Keyser, WV – address of mother Mrs. Serafina Chucci
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island. Outposted to Rifle Range Detachment, Quantico, VA as a small arms instructor through August 1943.
Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, on 2 September 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 504 (Ammunition carrier)
Important Events:
June 16, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot wounds); exact circumstances unknown. Found dead in field June 21.
June 22, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 2, Grave 455, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 16, 1944)
Citation
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Nicholas is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
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