Timeline
Birth- 20 Nov 1923
Renovo, PA
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 20 - 18 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Service Number
310689
Awards
Purple Heart
Regiment
United States Marine Corps
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 26 May 1941-Age: 18 years
Pittsburgh, PA
Private
Battle- 20 Nov 1943-Age: 20 years
Betio, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands Operation Galvanic
Death- 21 Nov 1943-Age: 20 years
Death
21-Nov-43
Burial
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Pennsylvania
Full Name
John V McNichol