William Dantzler Rowland
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 830633
February 11, 1925
in Maricopa, AZ
William Arthur Rowland (d. 1935)
Miriam Eugenia (Dantzler) Rowland
High school unknown
Clemson University (ex-1946)
College student
March 18, 1943
at El Paso, TX
August 26, 1943
from Infantry Battalion, Camp Elliott
August 5, 1944
Killed in action at Tinian
August 5, 1944
Killed in action
Alpine, TX – home of mother, Mrs. Eugenia Dantzler
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Third Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Infantry Battalion, Training Center Camp Elliott.
Assigned to Charlie Company, 24th Marines on 26 August 1943.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 675 (Messenger)
Important Events:
August 5, 1944 – killed in action (gunshot, chest) during mop-up operations. PFC Rowland was the battalion’s final combat casualty of the Marianas campaigns.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Tinian (August 5, 1944)
Citation
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