William Edward Skinner
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 993550
November 10, 1923
in Wellford, SC
Jesse Outz Skinner
Lillie (Brown) Skinner (d. 1948)
Details unknown
Charleston Navy Yard
June 24, 1944
at Columbia, SC
February 27, 1945
from 30th Replacement Draft
March 8, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 8, 1945
Killed in action
Route 1, Wellford, SC – address of father, Mr. Jesse O. Skinner.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island; outposted to Seventh Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC. On 23 October 1944, transferred to 30th Replacement Draft for deployment overseas attached to Fourth Marine Division.
Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines as a battle replacement on Iwo Jima.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 521 (Basic)
Important Events:
February 27, 1945 – joined from 30th Replacement Draft
March 8, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, head); exact circumstances unknown
March 15, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 34, Grave 1685, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 8, 1945)
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