Weldon Guy Wells
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 860743
March 13, 1925
in La Crosse, WI
Guy Oliver Wells
Helma Lillian (Gilbertson) Wells
Holmen High School
High school student
May 15, 1943
at Madison, WI
August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott
February 23, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 23, 1945
Killed in action
Route 2, Holmen, WI
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego; outposted to Infantry Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott.
Assigned to Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Important Events:
July 19, 1944 – sick; sent to field hospital on Saipan
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Important Events:
July 28, 1944 – returned to duty from field hospital on Saipan.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Important Events:
February 23, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel, chest and abdomen); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 23, 1945)
Citation
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