ACKERMAN, Henry R, PFC 745 SN: 422830
Born: 18 Feb 1922 IN
Enlisted: 03 Jul 1942 (Home of Record: 740 S. Mount Street, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Died: 27 Nov 1943 (KIA, Buariki Islet, Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)
Interred: Fairview Cemetery, Vincennes, IN

6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt (Rec), 6th Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “6, jd fr CRD; 3, enl. DHS, Indianapolis, IN”

E Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt 521, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Dec 1942 Pvt 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Jan 1943 Pvt 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands) "20, WIA"
Apr 1943 Pvt 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Jul 1943 Pvt 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Oct 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Nov 1943 PFC 745, E Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal w/ Gold Star
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-2 stars
World War II Victory Medal

Record	Source Website	Type	Created
Henry R Ackerman	Forces War Records	Image	1 Nov 2013
Henry R Ackerman	Forces War Records	Image	1 Nov 2013
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, forHenry R Ackerman	Forces War Records	Image	15 Sept 2014
Ackerman, Henry R, PFC	Forces War Records	Image	4 Dec 2021

Ackerman, Henry R, PFC

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