William Roscoe Ramsey
"Roscoe"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 826346
February 5, 1926
in Gaffney, SC
William Clarence Ramsey
Louise (Riddle) Ramsey
Gaffney High School
High school student
May 22, 1944
at Columbia, SC
November 22, 1944
from 17th Replacement Draft
February 23, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
February 23, 1945
Killed in action
Route 5, Gaffney, SC – address of parents, William & Louise Ramsey
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with Fourth Recruit Battalion. Outposted to Camp Lejeune, August 1944; assigned to 17th Replacement Draft for transit to the Pacific, October 1944.
Joined Charlie Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines at Camp Maui on 22 November 1944.
Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 746 (BARman)
Important Events:
February 23, 1945 – killed in action; exact cause and circumstances unknown.
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (Feb. 23, 1945)
Citation
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