Pfc. Elden Atchinson KIA Volcano Is, February 20, 1945,
Unit Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Berkeley, Calififornia
Father, Mr. George A. Atchinson
service# 395009
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Iwo Jima D-day 19 February 1945 1/23 Lt/Col. Ralph Haas
The 23d Marines landed over YELLOW Beach and sustained the brunt of the first round of Japanese combined arms fire.
Pfc. Elden Atchinson KIA Volcano Is, February 20, 1945,
Unit Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Berkeley, Calififornia
Father, Mr. George A. Atchinson
service# 395009
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
Iwo Jima D-day 19 February 1945 1/23 Lt/Col. Ralph Haas
The 23d Marines landed over YELLOW Beach and sustained the brunt of the first round of Japanese combined arms fire.
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PFC 23 Marines
World War II
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