Leslie Morris Chambers, Jr.
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 437469
July 10, 1922
in Akron, OH
Leslie Morris Chambers, Sr. (d. 1945)
Mildred (Dyser) Chambers (d. 1941)
Springfield Township High School
Kent State University (one year)
Goodyear Aircraft
August 17, 1942
at Cleveland, OH
December 24, 1942
from 17th Naval District, Miami
June 18, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 18, 1944
Killed in action
Krumroy Road, Akron, Ohio – home of father, Mr. Leslie M. Chambers, Sr.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp with Fifth Separate Recruit Battalion, New River, NC. Outposted to 21st Marines, New River, 18 October 1942.
Transferred to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) on 24 December 1942.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines, Weapons Platoon
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 607 (Mortar Gunner)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – awarded Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action on this date:
Skillfully acting as gunner on a mortar in the front lines, Private First Class Chambers fearlessly picked up and tossed out two live enemy hand grenades which had been thrown into his gun position. Despite a Japanese counterattack at dawn, he remained at his post and fired his mortar at perilously close ranges after all those around him had withdrawn to new defensive positions. His exceptional courage and heroic devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon Private First Class Chambers and the United States Naval Service.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines, Mortar Section
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 607 (Mortar Gunner)
Important Events:
June 18, 1944 – killed in action at Saipan (shrapnel wounds, left shoulder); exact circumstances unknown
June 22, 1944 – buried Plot 3, Row 4, Grave 498, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Silver Star
Purple Heart
Campaign
Roi-Namur (February 2, 1944)
Saipan (June 18, 1944)
