COSTA, John P, PFC 746(Automatic Rifleman) SN: 421569
Born: 04 Feb 1920
Enlisted: 03 Jul 1942 DHS Chicago, IL (Home of Record: 206 ½ North 1st Street, Champaign, Illinois)
Died: 16 Jun 1944 (KIA, Saipan, Marianas Islands)
Interred: Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Champaign, IL (Champaign County)

6th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt (Rec), 6th Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “6, jd fr CRD; 3, enl. DHS, Chicago, IL”

F Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego CA
Oct 1942 Pvt 521, F Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

F Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Dec 1942 Pvt, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Jan 1943 Pvt, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
Apr 1943 Pvt, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Jul 1943 Pvt, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Oct 1943 PFC, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Nov 1943 PFC, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands)
Jan 1944 PFC 746, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Camp Tarawa, Hilo, Hawaii)
Apr 1944 PFC 745, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Camp Tarawa, Hilo, T.H.)
Jun 1944 PFC 745, F Co, 2ndBn, 6th Marines, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Saipan, Marianas Islands) “16, 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
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars
World War II Victory Medal

Costa, John P, PFC