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Contact Info
Home Town Nanty-Glo, PA
Last Address RD1, Conemaugh, PA.
Date of Passing Dec 25, 1963
Location of Interment Saint Mary's Cemetery - Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section E, Row 13, Headstone 5
Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Gilbert Islands Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1943
To Month/Year
December / 1943
Description In the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, from November 1943 through February 1944, were key strategic operations of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The purpose was to establish airfields that would allow land based air support for the upcoming operations across the Central Pacific. The campaign began with a costly three-day battle for the island of Betio at the Tarawa atoll. The campaign was preceded a year earlier by a diversionary raid on Makin Island by U.S. Marines.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
November / 1943
To Month/Year
December / 1943
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories 13-28 Feb 1943 - USS Terror (CM-5) wins 1st Battle Star for meritorious participation in operations in battle off the Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean theatre.
