Walter Luther Willard
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 835910
September 20, 1924
in Fayetteville, NC
Jake Luther Willard
Anna Mae (Skipper) Willard
Details unknown
Farmer
April 15, 1943
at Raleigh, NC
September 20, 1944
from 3rd Provisional Marine Detachment
February 23, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 23, 1945
Killed in action
Route 3, Fayetteville, NC – address of parents, Jake & Anna Willard
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Fourth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Barracks Detachment, Navy Yard Boston, Massachusetts on 2 July 1943. Duty at Boston through spring of 1944; transferred to 49th Replacement Draft for transit overseas.
Assigned duty with Third Provisional Marine Detachment, Maui, summer of 1944. Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 30 September 1944.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 604 (Machine gunner)
Important Events:
February 23, 1945 – killed in action; exact cause and circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 23, 1945)
Citation
Service Stories
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