SMITH, Charles L, PltSgt, 812 SN: 259043
Born: 13 Apr 1918 Massachusetts
Enlisted USMC: 25 May 1937
Killed in Action: 14 Sep 1942 (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington, MA

Recruit Bn, Recruit Depot, MB, Parris Island, SC
May 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “27, Jdenl fr DHS, Boston, Mass.; 27-31 RI.”
Jul 1937 Pvt, RecDet, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI.”
Aug 1937 Pvt, HqCo, Post Troops, MB, Parris Island, SC”17, jd fr RDep Det, Post; 17-31, under instruction preliminary signal school.”
Oct 1937 Pvt, SerCo, MB, Parris Island, SC “1, Jd fr HqCo, Post Troops, Post; 2-31, Clk P&F Office.”
Nov-Dec 1937 Pvt, SerCo, MB, Parris Island, SC “Clk P&F Office.”
Jan-Mar 1938 Pvt, SerCo, MB, Parris Island, SC “Clk P&F Office; 15-31Mar, Communication Plat.”

Battery C, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Apr-Aug 1938 Pvt, Btry C, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Sep 1938 Pvt, Btry C, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA ”Btry Clk”
Oct 1938 Pvt, Btry C, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.
Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Nov 1938 Pvt, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.”14, Jd fr Btry C, 1stBn, 10thMar, FMF, Post”
Dec 1938 Pvt, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.1-8, msm.; 9-13, Con PP ser sent 5 days B&W awd by CO, 1stBn, 10thMar for failure to carry out a lawful order and insolence towards an NCO.”
Jan-Feb 1939 Pvt, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, Camp Little, Vieques, P.R.
Mar 1939 Pvt, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.
Apr-Jun 1939 Pvt, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va. ”Btry Clk; 26May, Qual SS”
Jul-Oct 1939 PFC, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va. ”Btry Clk; 6Jul, pro.”
Nov-Dec 1939 Cpl, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va. ”Btry Clk; 21Nov, pro.”
Jan-Mar 1940 Cpl, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va.
Apr-May 1940 Cpl, Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, Va. ”Btry Clk; 22May, to USMC Rifle & Pistol TeamDet, Post”

Marine Corps Rifle & Pistol Team Detachment, Wakefield, Massachusetts
May 1940 Cpl, MC Rifle&Pistol Team Det, Wakefield, Mass. “25May37; 22, Jd fr Btry A, 1stBn, 10thMar, 1stMarBrig”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 1940 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NY, Philadelphia, PA”23, Jd S/RS fr Mar Corps R&PT Det, Camp Perry, Ohio; 23-30, on fur.”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Dec 1940 Cpl, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”12,Jd fr Bks Det, MB, NYd, Phila. Pa.;12-31, member Parachute Det under instn; 30, rated spl lcl parachutist. Auth MGC ltr 259043 AV-bwk, 28Dec40.”
Jan 1941 Cpl, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”1-12, spl lcl parachutist under instn, 13, relieved fr duty and instn with parachute det and assigned to general duty at these barracks. 13, rating as spl lcl parachutist revoked as of 13.”
Apr 1941 Cpl, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”14,assigned to parachute det; 14-30, member parachute det under instn, 21, rated spl lcl “for avn duty” parachutist, auth MGC ltr 1515/7-325 AV 1mm, dated 18Apr41”

A Co, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Jul 1941 Cpl, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field ”Spl lcl (Parachutist)”
Oct 1941 Cpl, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field ”Para”
Jan 1942 Sgt, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field ”Para”
Mar 1942 Sgt, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field ”Para”
Apr 1942 Sgt, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field ”Para”
A Co, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 Sgt, 653, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Aug 1942 Sgt, 812, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 PltSgt, 812, A Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”14, KIA”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal

Smith, Charles, PltSgt