William Ollie Paul
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 917046
March 4, 1922
in Chapel Hill, TN
Horace Emmett Paul, Sr. (d. 1940)
Myrtle Mae (Mooningham) Paul
Shelbysville High School
National Concrete Finishing Company
October 30, 1943
at Nashville, TN
January 7, 1944
from Marine Corps Base San Diego
February 2, 1944
Killed in action at Namur
February 2, 1944
Killed in action
421 Richard Street, Dayton, OH – address of wife, Mrs. Edith Loraine (Buckner) Paul, and children Donald and Nancy Paul.
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at MCRD San Diego with Eighth Recruit Battalion. Promoted to PFC upon graduation, 7 January 1944.
Outposted directly to Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Pendleton, four days before boarding ship for combat.
Outfit: B/1/24th Marines
Rank: PFC
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
February 2, 1944 – killed in action (“body severed from hips down”); exact circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Namur (Feb. 2, 1944)
Citation
Service Stories
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