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orld War II Makin Atoll Marine Raider
Timeline
Birth- Oct 30, 1920
Marine Corps Service: Age at Loss
21 years old
Recovery: Grave Registration Team Investigation
Jan 1, 1949
Marine Corps Service: Decorations
Purple Heart
Recovery: Identified
Jan 1, 2000
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laborary, Hawaii
Recovery: CILHI Excavation
Nov 1, 1999
Recovery: Recovery Site
Makin Atoll
Recovery: Repatriated
Dec 17, 1999
Recovery: JTFFA Investigation
Aug 1, 1998
Occupation
Marine Field Muscian
Place of Residence
Stillwater, OK
Gender
Male
Marine Corps Service: Rank
Field Musician First Class
Marine Corps Service: Unit
2nd Marine Raiders Battalion
Marine Corps Service: Battles
Makin Island Raid
Marine Corps Service: Casualty Date
Aug 17, 1942
Marine Corps Service: Conflicts
World War II
Marine Corps Service: Service #
307868
Death- Aug 17, 1942-Age: 22 years
Makin Island
Killed in Action
Burial- Aug 17, 2001
Arlington National Cemetery
Other Facts
Full Name
Vernon Leroy Castle
