Peter Wilchinski
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 473039
January 8, 1920
in Port Griffith, PA
Joseph Anthony Wilchinski
Mary (Warnes) Wilchinski (d. 1932)
Swoyersville High School
Laborer
Botany Worsted Mills
(in Passaic, NJ)
October 9, 1942
at New York, NY
December 18, 1942
from 12th Recruit Bn., Parris Island
June 15, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 15, 1944
Killed in action
406 Main Street, Swoyerville, PA – home of father, Mr. Joseph Wilchinski
Service & Campaigns
Enlisted at Philadelphia on 12 October 1942; boot camp at Parris Island with 12th Recruit Battalion.
Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Separate Battalion (Reinforced) on 18 December 1942.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
Wounded in action (lacerations, lip) by Japanese infiltrator. Sources conflict on dates:
• Battalion muster roll indicates wounded February 2, evacuated to USS Bolivar for hospitalization, returned to duty March 24.
• USMC casualty card states wounded February 4, treated aboard USS LaSalle, returned to duty February 5.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 653 (Squad/Team Leader)
Important Events:
June 15, 1944 – killed in action (mortar fragment wounds, multiple, lower extremities); exact circumstances unknown.
June 19, 1944 – buried in Plot 2, Row 3, Grave 205, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
– with Gold Star
Campaign
Roi-Namur (February 2-4, 1944)
Saipan (June 15, 1944)
Citation
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