William Charles Legg
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 848667
November 25, 1922
in Stevensville, MD
William Charles Legg Sr. (d. 1922)
Mother’s name unknown
Raised in part by his grandparents Frederick & Mazie (Kopp) Bloche
Details unknown
Clerk
Fairfield Shipyard
April 21, 1943
at Baltimore, MD
September 1, 1943
from HQ, Parris Island
July 29, 1944
Killed in action at Tinian
July 29, 1944
Killed in action
344 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD – address of wife, Mrs. Margaret Mary (Sporrer) Legg
Daughter Margaret Mary Legg born December 31, 1941
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Eleventh Recruit Battalion. Outposted to depot HQ as a Drill Instructor on 16 July 1943.
Transferred to First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, on 1 September 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
July 29, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, head); exact circumstances unknown
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Tinian (July 29, 1944)
Citation
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