Dewhirst, James David

UNKNOWN - Bef 1991

• Name	Dewhirst, James David
  Birth	UNKNOWN
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DEWH.J001
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps  [1]
  	Enlisted 'for the duration' and entered active service on February 10, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp, selected for Marine Aviation Duties and attained the special military qualification of Carburetor Mechanic (SSN 956). Served i in the Central Pacific Area from September 21, 1944 until November 16, 1945. Participated in the Ryukyus (Okinawa) Campaign. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on February 4, 1946 at Separation Unit 1, Marine Corps Aviation Base, Cherry Point, North Carolina. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2184489
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Marine Corps
  		Military Service Ribbons, Dewhirst, James David Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Staff Sergeant, United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Dewhirst, James David
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	Bef 2 Apr 1991  [2]
  Person ID	I22531	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

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