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American personnel of the United States Marine Corps who were killed in World War II (1939-1945). Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total.
da. ^ World War II Note: as of March 31, 1946, there were an estimated 286,959 dead of whom 246,492 were identified; of 40,467 who were unidentified 18,641 were located {10,986 reposed in military cemeteries and 7,655 in isolated graves} and 21,826 were reported not located. As of April 6, 1946, there were 539 American Military Cemeteries which ...
This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
United States military personnel killed in action in World War II (1939–1945), including the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
This article lists battles and campaigns in which the number of U.S. soldiers killed was higher than 1,000. The battles and campaigns that reached that number of deaths in the field are so far limited to the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and one campaign during the Iraq War (the Anbar campaign from March 20 2003 to December 7, 2011).
Frank E. Petersen – first African-American aviator Marine, first African-American Marine general, first African-American to command a fighter squadron, a fighter air group, an air wing and a major base. [12] Staff Sergeant Reckless – first horse to hold an official rank in the United States Marines and U.S. military in general. [13] [14]
Jack Chevigny [77] – American football player, coach, lawyer and Marine Corps officer who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. He is best known for scoring the famous "that's one for Gipper" touchdown for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame football team on November 10, 1928, against Army at Yankee Stadium.
Nearly 87,000 marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. [67] Photograph of the Marine Corps War Memorial, which depicts the second U.S. flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima. The memorial is modeled on Joe Rosenthal's famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
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