USMC World War II
CPL Hartley W. Alden ,died of wounds Marianas Is, June 15, 1944
Unit Company C, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia
Wife, Mrs. Hartley W. Alden
Service# 287608
Awards: Silver Star, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was first formed on May 12, 1943, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was composed, with the exception of two officers, entirely of reservists. It was the first unit to capture Japanese mandated territory in the Pacific. It participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
CPL Hartley W. Alden ,died of wounds Marianas Is, June 15, 1944
Unit Company C, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia
Wife, Mrs. Hartley W. Alden
Service# 287608
Awards: Silver Star, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was first formed on May 12, 1943, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was composed, with the exception of two officers, entirely of reservists. It was the first unit to capture Japanese mandated territory in the Pacific. It participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
USMC World War II
CPL Hartley W. Alden ,died of wounds Marianas Is, June 15, 1944
Unit Company C, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia
Wife, Mrs. Hartley W. Alden
Service# 287608
Awards: Silver Star, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was first formed on May 12, 1943, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was composed, with the exception of two officers, entirely of reservists. It was the first unit to capture Japanese mandated territory in the Pacific. It participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
CPL Hartley W. Alden ,died of wounds Marianas Is, June 15, 1944
Unit Company C, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia
Wife, Mrs. Hartley W. Alden
Service# 287608
Awards: Silver Star, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was first formed on May 12, 1943, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. It was composed, with the exception of two officers, entirely of reservists. It was the first unit to capture Japanese mandated territory in the Pacific. It participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian, and the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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