LOPEZ, Manuel R, Cpl 653 SN: 358389
Born: 08 Aug 1917 Tucson, Arizona
Enlisted: 13 Feb 1942 (Home of Record: 922 S. Tyndall Ave., Tucson, Arizona)
Died: 08 Jul 1944 (KIA, Saipan, Marianas Islands)
Interred: Holy Hope Cemetery, Tucson, AZ

1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Feb 1942 Pvt (Rec), 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt (Rec), 1st RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “ 4, by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to USMCR Cl III(b); 4, to 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Post”

C Co, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, CA “ 4, Jdfr 1stRecBn, RDep, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Jul 1942 Pvt, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, CA

C Co, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar(Rein), 2ndMarDiv, FMF, At Sea
Jan 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Apr 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “1-2, sk C-2-Med”
Jul 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “”5-10, on board USS ORMSBY for amphibious training; 23, emb on board USS FELAND, 23-31, on board USS FELAND at Wellington, N.Z.”
Nov 1943 PFC, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)
Jan 1944 Cpl, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “C”, 26, pro.”
Apr 1944 Cpl 653, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field “2-7, sk D-2-Med”
Jul 1944 Cpl 653, C Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field“8, KIA, GSW, back; GO#20 does not apply, char Exc; remains interred in plot “E”, row 4, grave 24, 2ndMarDiv Cemetery”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Silver Star Medal
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars
World War II Victory Medal

Lopez, Manuel R, Cpl