Bordlemay, Richard Kercher, S2c

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Last Rank
Seaman Second Class
Last Primary NEC
S2c-0000-Seaman 2nd Class
Last Rating/NEC Group
Seaman Second Class
Primary Unit
1944-1944, S2c-0000, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15
Service Years
1943 - 1944
Seaman Second Class

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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Cleona, PA
Last Address
503 South Third St
Lebanon, PA

Casualty Date
Mar 07, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Other Cause
Location
Mediterranean Sea
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Nettune, Italy
Wall/Plot Coordinates
G 5 2

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Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 was the first PT squadron sent to the Mediterranean Theater, where it operated as a unit of the British Coastal Forces. It had action throughout the western Mediterranean, basing at Bizerte and Bone, Africa; Palermo, Sicily; Salerno, Capri, and Leghorn, Italy; Maddalena, Sardinia; Bastia and Calvi, Corsica, and St. Tropez, France.

According to the musterĀ  rolls, S2c Bordlemay died of "smoke intoxication", but no other details are given as to the cause. He was originally buried at the temorary cemetery established by the US Army Medical Dispensary in Bastia, Corsica and later moved to the American Cemetery in Italy.

   
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Service number: 8191071

The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.

   
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  1944-1944, S2c-0000, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15

Seaman Second Class

From Month/Year
February / 1944

To Month/Year
March / 1944

Unit
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15 Unit Page

Rank
Seaman Second Class

NEC
S2c-0000-Seaman 2nd Class

Base, Station or City
Not Specified

State/Country
Not Specified
 
 
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 Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15 Details

Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15

Type
Combat - Sea
 

Parent Unit
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons (MTBRON)

Strength
Navy Squadron

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 12, 2022
   
   
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Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron (MTBRON) 15

Bates, James Carole, PO2, (1942-1945) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class

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