CAMMER, Frank H Jr., Cpl, 745 SN: 294006
Born: 19 Feb 1919 Port Arthur, Texas
Enlisted USMCR: 28 Aug 1940
Enlisted USMC: Nov 1940
Died: 18 Jan 1943 (KIA, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Rosewood Park Cemetery, Humble, TX

15th Infantry Battalion, Organized Marine Corps Reserve, Galveston, TX
Sep 1940 Pvt, D Co, 15th Infantry Bn, OMCR, Galveston, TX
Nov 1940 Pvt, D Co, 15th Infantry Bn, OMCR, Galveston, TX “6, assigned to active duty”

F Co, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF, MCB, San Diego, CA
Nov 1940 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF “9, jdfr Co “D” 15th Bn, MCRes, Galveston, TX”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF “13. Qual MM, “C” Course, 21-18, Fur 16-24”
Jan 1941 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF
Apr 1941 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Brigade, FMF

F Co, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command
Jul 1941 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command
Oct 1941 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command
Jan 1942 Pvt, 745, F Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command “23, to Co I, 6th Mar”

I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command
Jan 1942 Pvt, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), FMF, Iceland, Base Command
Jan 1942 Pvt, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade (Prov), At Sea Aboard USS Munargo

I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 PFC, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Cpl, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Oct 1942 Cpl, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA

I Co, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Cpl, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Noumea, New Caledonia)
Jan 1943 Cpl, 745, I Co, 3rd Bn, 6th Marines, 2nd MarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal)

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
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Europe-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-1 star
World War II Victory Medal

Cammer, Frank H, Cpl