Orest Joseph Santillo
"Orie"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 440406
March 29, 1913
in Paterson, NJ
Carmine Alfonso Santillo
Maria Antoinette (Cielo) Santillo
Eastside High School
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
August 25, 1942
at New York, NY
October 19, 1942
from 6th Separate Recruit Battalion
July 25, 1944
Mortally wounded in action at Tinian
July 30, 1944
Died of wounds
81 East 20th Street, Paterson, NJ – address of parents, Carmine & Maria Santillo
Maria died on January 7, 1944; Carmine on August 6, 1944, before receiving word of Orie’s death.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp with 6th Separate Recruit Battalion, New River. Outposted directly to Dog Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced).
Outfit: D/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 645 (Fire Control)
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 505 (Ammunition Tech)
Important Events:
June 19, 1944 – wounded in action (cause unknown); evacuated to field hospital.
Returned to duty on unknown date prior to Tinian campaign.
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 505 (Ammunition Tech)
Important Events:
July 25, 1944 – mortally wounded in action (compound fracture left knee, requiring amputation). Evacuated to USS Tryon.
Died of wounds in July 30 and buried on Saipan.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 19, 1944)
Tinian (July 25, 1944)
Citation
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