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PFC Herman Walter Mulligan Jr.
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PFC Herman Walter Mulligan Jr. Veteran

Birth
Williamston, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Death
30 May 1945 (aged 21)
Okinawa, Japan
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
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DPAA IDENTIFIES MIA MARINE
Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Herman W. Mulligan, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. On May 30, 1945, Mulligan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, engaged in heavy fighting against Japanese forces on Hill 27, on the northern bank of the Kokuba Estuary, Okinawa, Japan. A large crypt loaded with ammunition exploded, wounding dozens and killing Mulligan.
Contributor:
Sgt. Bellis - USMC


Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private First Class Herman W. Mulligan, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, killed during World War II, were accounted for in 2018. On May 30, 1945, PFC Mulligan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, engaged in heavy fighting against Japanese forces on Hill 27, on the northern bank of the Kokuba Estuary, Okinawa, Japan. A large crypt loaded with ammunition exploded, wounding dozens and killing Mulligan.
Contributor:
SBR
DPAA IDENTIFIES MIA MARINE
Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Herman W. Mulligan, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. On May 30, 1945, Mulligan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, engaged in heavy fighting against Japanese forces on Hill 27, on the northern bank of the Kokuba Estuary, Okinawa, Japan. A large crypt loaded with ammunition exploded, wounding dozens and killing Mulligan.
Contributor:
Sgt. Bellis - USMC


Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Private First Class Herman W. Mulligan, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, killed during World War II, were accounted for in 2018. On May 30, 1945, PFC Mulligan was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division, engaged in heavy fighting against Japanese forces on Hill 27, on the northern bank of the Kokuba Estuary, Okinawa, Japan. A large crypt loaded with ammunition exploded, wounding dozens and killing Mulligan.
Contributor:
SBR

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Georgia.



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