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Charles Maynard Farber

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 519326
Born

September 27, 1923
in Cook County, IL

Parents

Maurice Wilson Farber (d. 1939)
Inga (Romanson) Farber

School

Details unknown

Pre-War Employment

Munson Grocery & Market

Entered Service

December 15, 1942
at Chicago, IL

Joined First Battalion

May 19, 1943
from Second Battalion, 14th Marines

Left First Battalion

October 21, 1945
to Separation Center, NATC Great Lakes

Left Service

October 30, 1945
Honorably discharged

Home Address and Next of Kin

5024 West Huron, Chicago, IL – address of mother, Mrs. Inga Farber

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Enlisted at Chicago, IL, on 15 December 1942. Boot camp at San Diego; outposted to Battery D, 14th Marines in spring of 1943.

Transferred to Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines on 19 May 1943.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 675 (Messenger)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 521 (Basic)
Important Events:
July 14, 1944 – transferred to Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines

Campaign Narrative

Tinian

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 675 (Messenger)

Campaign Narrative

Iwo Jima

Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 675 (Messenger)

Campaign Narrative

After leaving battalion

Returned to continental United States with battalion. On 21 October 1945, transferred to Separation Center, Great Lakes, for processing and discharge. Honorably discharged 30 October 1945, with rank of corporal.

Individual Decorations

Medal

Campaign

Citation

Charles died on May 12, 1971, and is buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois.
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