Oakley Brice Randolph
"Brice"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 977697
September 16, 1918
in Fort Wayne, IN
Arthur Wilcox Randolph
Helen Olive (Gruber) Randolph
Miami Edison High School
Truck driver
Naval Air Station, Miami
June 14, 1944
at Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft
February 20, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 20, 1945
Killed in action
317 East 4th Street, Hialeah, FL – home of wife, Mrs. Irene Lois (Lester) Randolph, and sons William and Robert
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eighth Recruit Battalion; outposted to Fourth Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC. Transferred to 17th Replacement Draft for transit to Hawaii.
Assigned to Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 22 November 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Important Events:
February 20, 1945 – killed in action; exact cause and circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 20, 1945)
Citation
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