Raymond Arthur McAdoo
"Mac"
Marine Corps Regular | Service Number 845676
August 30, 1923
in Nashua, NH
George Samuel McAdoo
Pauline E. (Lucier) McAdoo (d. 1941)
Nashua High School (1941)
University of New Hampshire
Tuttle & Bailey, Inc.
March 19, 1943
at Springfield, MA
September 1, 1943
from Parris Island
February 21, 1945
Wounded in action at Iwo Jima
February 22, 1945
Died of wounds
Address – home of NOK
Any explanation about NOK here
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with First Recruit Battalion. Retained at depot as a recruit instructor through August 1943.
Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton on 1 September 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
McAdoo was admitted to the 22nd Station Hospital at Makawao, Maui, on 9 May 1944 as his regiment was embarking for Operation Forager; the fleet departed before he was released on 18 May. He was assigned to the rear echelon and did not participate in the campaigns for Saipan or Tinian.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Corporal
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Important Events:
February 21, 1945 – wounded in action (intracranial injury, skull fracture); evacuated to USS Logan.
February 22, 1945 – died of wounds aboard USS Logan. Buried at sea; given location 24°57’N – 144°33’E. (Note: these coordinates are approximately 215 miles from Iwo Jima. As Logan remained in the operation area until 28 February, the location may be incorrect.)
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 21, 1945)
Citation
Service Stories
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August 30, 1923 (Nashua, NH) – February 21, 1945; 21 years old
Unmarried
Local address: 17 Raymond Street, New Britain
Enlisted in April 1943
Serial number 845676
4th Marine Division, 24th Marines, 1st Battalion, Company G
MOS: 746 – Automatic Rifleman
Parents are George (1896-1965) and Pauline McAdoo (1897-1941). Third born of eight children. Siblings are Olin – 4 years older, Paul – 1 years older, Edwin – 2 years younger, Marian – 4 years younger, Andrea – 8 years younger, Allena – 10 years younger, Pauline – 11 years younger. Corporal McAdoo’s mother died when he was a senior in high school. Worked at Tuttle and Bailey in New Britain prior to the service.
Died of wounds received in action at Iwo Jima. Also fought on Roi-Namur, Saipan, and Tinian. Buried at sea at latitude 24° -57N, longitude 141° -44 E. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.