BRODNICKI, Richard J, PFC 521/745 (Rifleman) SN: 482120
Born: 02 Mar 1921
Enlisted: 06 Oct 1942 (Home of Record: 186 S. Ogden Street, Buffalo, NY)
Died: 24 Jul 1944 (DOW, Tinian, Marianas Islands)
Interred: St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY

13th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1942 Pvt, 13thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "6Oct42; 8, jd fr ERD. 6, enl DHS Buffalo, N.Y."
Jan 1943 Pvt, 13thRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC "4, to 1stSepBn, FMF, Post"

1st Separate Battalion (Rein), FMF, Camp Lejeune, New River, NC
Jan 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stSepBn (Rein), FMF, MB, New River, NC "6Oct42; 4-12, fur.; 13-31, Msm."

1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, FMF, Camp Pendleton, CA
Apr 1943 Pvt, Co A, 1stBn, 24thMar, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Jul 1943 Pvt, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA
Oct 1943 PFC, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "1 only, fur."
Jan 1944 PFC, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA "745; 11, emb on board USS DU PAGE at San Diego, Calif.; 13, sailed therefrom.; 13-30, at sea enroute; 31, arrived and disemb at Ennumennent Is.; 31, participated in battle of Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands."

1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1944 PFC 745, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Camp Tarawa, Hilo, Hawaii)
Jun 1944 PFC 745, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Saipan, Marianas Islands) "15-30, participated in the battle of Saipan, Marianas Islands"
Jul 1944 PFC 745, A Co, 1stBn, 24thMar, 4thMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Saipan&Tinian, Marianas Islands) "1-9, participated in the battle of Saipan, Marianas Islands; 23, embarked on landing craft at Saipan, Marianas Islands; 24, disembarked at Tinian, Marianas Islands; 24 only, participated in the battle of Tinian, Marianas Islands; 24, died of wounds; GO#20 does not apply; 26, remains interred in 4thMarDiv Cemetery, Tinian, Marianas Islands, Plot #1, Row #1, Grave 5; Char Exc"

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

Brodnicki, Richard Joseph, PFC