James Walter Freeman
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 515897
May 5, 1924
in Fairview, NC
Robert Winslow Freeman
Sue Delia (Reed) Freeman
Fairview High School
Mars Hill College
College student
December 3, 1942
at Raleigh, NC
September 8, 1943
from Rifle Range Detachment, Quantico
February 25, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 25, 1945
Killed in action
Highway 74, Fairview, NC – address of father, Mr. Robert W. Freeman
Service & Campaigns
Assigned to Platoon Leader’s Unit, Sixth Reserve District, on inactive duty after enlistment. Called to active duty 5 April 1943; boot camp at Parris Island with Second Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Rifle Range Detachment, MCB Quantico, as small arms instructor through September 1943.
Joined Able Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, on 8 September 1943.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 8, 1944 – wounded in action (shell fragments, both legs), exact circumstances unknown. Evacuated to USS Relief for treatment.
Commended for “excellent service in the line of his duties” on Saipan.
Sick aboard USS Relief through 4 August 1944. Participated in occupation of Tinian until departure with rest of regiment on 5 August 1944.
Outfit: A/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 25, 1945 – killed in action (Shrapnel wound, chest); exact circumstances unknown.
March 12, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 33, Grave 1603, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Letter of Commendation
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (June 15 – July 8, 1944)
Saipan (July 8, 1944)
Iwo Jima (February 25, 1944)
Citation
“For excellent service in the line of his duties…”
