William Joseph Quadrozzi

"Bill"

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 442392

Born

October 10, 1921
in Pittsfield, MA

Parents

Giuseppe “Joseph” Quadrozzi
Teresa Rose (Pullano) Quadrozzi

School

St. Joseph’s High School (1940)

Pre-War Employment

Machine operator
General Electric

Entered Service

August 25, 1942
at Springfield, MA

Joined First Battalion

October 19, 1942
from Sixth Separate Recruit Bn.

Left First Battalion

June 22, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 22, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

13 Third Street, Pittsfield, MA – home of father, Mr. Joseph Quadrozzi

Service & Campaigns

Before joining battalion

Boot camp at New River, NC with Sixth Separate Battalion. Outposted directly to First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) at New River, 19 October 1942. Assigned duty with Dog Company on 10 November 1942.

Roi-Namur

Outfit: D/1/24th Marines (3rd MG Platoon)
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 504 (Ammunition Carrier)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines (Company HQ)
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman) – acting command post runner
Important Events:
June 22, 1944 – killed in action (fragment wound, back) while assisting with evacuation of wounded Marines
June 24, 1944 – buried in Plot 3, Row 6, Grave 568, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative