MC DONALD, Leo Edward, 1stSgt, 521/745/812/585 SN: 252458
Born: 23 Sep 1915 Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 18 Apr 1936; 18 Apr 1940;
Killed in Action: 17 Jun 1944 (Saipan Island, Northern Marianas Islands)
Interred: Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Eastern Recruiting Division, 1100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA
Apr 1936 Pvt, ERD, 1100 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA “18; Jdenl at RS, Baltimore, MD & tr to MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Recruit Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Apr 1936 Pvt, RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC “ 19, Jd fr RS, Baltimore, MD.; 19-30 RI.”
May 1936 Pvt, RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-31, RI.”
Jun 1936 Pvt, RDepDet, MB, Parris Island, SC “1-18, RI; 19, to Co B, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, MB, Quantico, Va.”

B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade, FMF, Marine Barracks, Quantico, VA
Jun 1936 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “ 19 Jdfr RD Det, MB, Parris Island, SC”
Jul 1936-Mar 1938 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA
Apr 1938 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 5thMar, 1stMarBrig, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA “ 15, to MB, NAD, St Juliens Creek, VA”

Marine Barracks, Naval Ammunition Depot, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA
Apr 1938 Pvt, MB, NAD, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA “ 15, jd fr CoB, 1stBn, 5thMar, FMF, MB, Quantico, VA”
May 1938-Feb 1939 Pvt, MB, NAD, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA
Mar 1939 Pvt, MB, NAD, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA “7, Received MM Rifle Badge”
Apr 1939 Pvt, MB, NAD, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA
May 1939 Pvt, MB, NAD, St. Juliens Creek, Portsmouth, VA “ 5, to MBNY, Philadelphia, PA by S/RS on fur.”
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Jun-Jul 1939 Pvt, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa.
Aug 1939 PFC, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa. “ 1, pro to PFC”
Sep 1939 PFC, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa. “ 2-15, on temp d MD, RR, Cape May, N.J. in conn with SATP; 13Sep39, qual MM”
Oct 1939 PFC, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov 1939 PFC, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa. “28, pro.”
Dec 1939-Mar 1940 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa.
Apr 1940 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NYd, Philadelphia, Pa. “17, Exp enl; char exe; awd GCMed; assigned to C1 1(e) MCR”

General Service Unit, 4th Reserve District, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
Jan-Jun 1940 Cpl, GSU, 4th ResDist, MBNY, Philadelphia, PA “18Apr40, Jd by enl fr MBNY, Phildelphia, PA”
General Service Unit, 5th Reserve District, Marine Barracks, Newport Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA
Jul-Dec 1940 Cpl, GSU, 5th ResDist, MB, NNYd, Portsmouth, VA “15Oct, Jd fr GSU, 4th ResDist, MBNY, Phildelphia, PA”
Dec 1940 Cpl, HqDet, Reserve Training Center, MB, Quantico, VA “4, jd fr Hq 5th ResDist”

Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 1941 Cpl, MB, NYd, Boston, Mass. “1-13, temp det d, MD, USN Dry Dock Reservation, So. Boston, Mass; 14, to MD, NP, Portsmouth, N.H.”
Oct 1941 Cpl, BksDet, MB, NYd, New York, N.Y. “Act d status; 7, to temp d at Naval Armory, Brooklyn N.Y. awtgTr in conn with INDIGO; 22-26, on fur.;27&28, temp d at Naval Armory, Brooklyn, N.Y.;

I Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines(Rein), 1st Marine Brigade(Prov), Base Command, Iceland
Nov 1941-Jan 1942 Cpl, I Co, 3rdBn, 6thMar(Rein), 1st MarBrig(Prov), Base Command, Iceland
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, San Diego, CA
Jan 1942 Cpl, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar(Rein), FMF, At Sea onboard U.S.S. MUNARGO
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Sgt, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, San Diego, CA “ 1-10, temp d with Div Scout Sniper School”
Jul 1942 PltSgt, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, San Diego, CA “1-19, temp d Camp C.J.Miller, Del Mar Race Track, Del Mar, CA; 25-31, temp d with Div Infantry Tactical School, Post, as stud; 29, pro.”
Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PltSgt, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Jan 1943 PltSgt, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.)
Apr 1943 GySgt, Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, N.Z.) "1, to Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar"
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 GySgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “1, jd fr Co I, 3rdBn, 6thMar”
Jul 1943 GySgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 GySgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Nov 1943 GySgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Is.)
Jan 1944 GySgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “K; CoGySgt”
Apr 1944 1stSgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “K, Co1stSgt; 17, exp enl; held CofG”
Jun 1944 1stSgt, Co K, 3rdBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “K, Co1stSgt; 17, KIA, Saipan, Marianas Islands”

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
Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars
World War II Victory Medal

McDonald, Leo Edward, 1stSgt