Richard Hamilton Hill
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 484487
August 22, 1922
in Columbus, OH
Ralph Dallas Hill (d. 1938)
Anna (Weiber) Hill
Bexley High School (1940)
Baylor Military Academy
Miami University
College student
September 30, 1942
at Cincinnati, OH
September 1, 1943
from HQ Company, Parris Island
June 28, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan
June 28, 1944
Killed in action
2343 Livingstone Avenue, Columbus, OH – address of mother, Mrs. Ann Hill
Service & Campaigns
On enlistment, attached to Platoon Leader’s Unit, Ninth Reserve District. Transferred to General Service Unit, Ninth Reserve District, on 23 April 1943. Boot camp at Parris Island with Fourth Recruit Battalion; outposted to Headquarters, Parris Island for service as recruit instructor.
Transferred to Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, California on 1 September 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
In spring of 1944, transferred to Headquarters Company, First Battalion. Convicted of “neglect of duty” and reduced in rank to Private.
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (Automatic Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 28, 1944 – killed in action (bullet wound, abdomen, enemy sniper fire); exact circumstances unknown
June 29, 1944 – buried in Plot 3, Row 10, Grave 692, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Saipan (June 28, 1944)
Citation
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