Robert Fred Seitz
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 478935
March 28, 1922
in Sharpsburg, PA
Frederick William Seitz
Hilda May (Grubs) Seitz
Warwood High School
Details unknown
October 14, 1942
at Pittsburgh, PA
December 15, 1942
from 13th Separate Recruit Bn.
February 25, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 25, 1945
Killed in action
139 North 18th Street, Warwood, WV – home of parents, Fred & Hilda Seitz
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at New River, NC with 13th Separate Recruit Battalion. Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River, 15 December 1942.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 8, 1944 – wounded in action (cause and circumstances unknown), evacuated to field hospital
July 12, 1944 – returned to duty
July 18, 1944 – promoted to Corporal
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 737 (Squad Leader)
Important Events:
February 25, 1945 – killed iun action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown
March 2, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 24, Grave 889, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Saipan (July 8, 1944)
Iwo Jima (February 25, 1945)
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