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Casualty Info
Home Town Rochester
Last Address Rochester
Casualty Date Oct 26, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Pacific
Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Guadalcanal Campaign (1942-43)/Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
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Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Bombardment - Marshall and Gilbert Islands
From Month/Year
February / 1942
To Month/Year
February / 1942
Description Two carrier task forces (Vice Adm. W. F. Halsey and Rear Adm. F. J. Fletcher) and a bombardment group (Rear Adm. R. A. Spruance), totaling 2 aircraft carriers, 5 cruisers, and 10 destroyers, attack Kwajalein, Wotje, Maloelap, Jaluit, and Mili in the Marshall Islands and Makin, Gilbert Islands. United States naval vessels damaged: Carrier ENTERPRISE (CV-6), by suicide bomber, Marshall- Gilberts raid, Heavy cruiser CHESTER (CA-27), by dive bomber, Marshall- Gilberts raid,