MC CULLOUGH, Noble, PFC 521/522/745 SN: 284414
Born: XX Xxx 19XX Michigan
Enlisted USMC: 16 May 1940 DHS Detroit, Michigan (Home of Record: Michigan)
Died: 09 Aug 1942 (DOW, Gavutu-Tanambogo, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI (Section M, Row 1, Grave 310)

Headquarters, Central Recruiting Division, 706 US Court House Building, Chicago, IL
May 1940 Pvt, CRD, Chicago, IL “16May40; 16, Jdenl at DHS Detroit, Mich.; 16, To MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Recruit Depot Detachment, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
May 1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “16May40; 18, Jdenl fr DHS, Detroit, Mich.; 18-31, RI”
Juln1940 Pvt, RecDepDet, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI”
Jul 1940 Pvt, Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island, SC “16May40; 1-22, RI; 1, qual SS; 23, To MBNY, Washington, D.C.”

Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
Jul 1940 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “16May40; 23, Jdfr Hq&HqCo, RDep, MB, Parris Island”
Aug 1940 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “8-31, det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.”
Sep-Nov 1940 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “Det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “1-27, Det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.; 28-31, fur.”
Jan 1941 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “1-3, fur.; 4-31, Det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.”
Apr 1941 Pvt, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “24-30, Det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.”
Jul 1941 PFC, MB, NYd, Washington, D.C. “Det d, MD, NAS, Anacostia, D.C.”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Oct 1941 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “1-16, spl 1cl parachutist under instn; 17, qualified as parachutist; 18, to Co”B”, 1st ParaBn, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC”

B Company, 1st Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Oct 1941 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para; 19, jdfr MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”
Jan 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para ”
Apr 1942 PFC, B Co, 1stParaBn, DivSplTrps, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “Para”
B Company, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, B Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, B Co, 1st ParaBn, 1st MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)”07, WIA; 09 DOW”

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 Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal

McCullough, Noble, PFC