![Wilbur Smolka at the University of Dayton, 1941.](https://1stbattalion24thmarines.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/b_wsmolka.png?resize=286%2C353)
NAME: Wilbur James Smolka |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-13225 |
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HOME OF RECORD: Dayton, OH |
NEXT OF KIN: Wife, Mrs Phyllis Smolka |
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DATE OF BIRTH: 6/1/1920 |
SERVICE DATES: 1942 – 1946 1951 – 1957 (Inactive Reserve) |
DATE OF DEATH: 3/15/1992 |
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CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
Roi-Namur | D/4th Special Weapons Battalion | 9312 | 2nd Lieutenant | ||||
Saipan | Weapons/24 | 1542 | 1st Lieutenant | WIA | |||
Tinian | In Hospital | ||||||
Iwo Jima | Weapons/24 | 1542 | Captain | ||||
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Captain |
Biography coming soon.