Killed in Action, 1 Jan 1944 during operations against Imperial Japanese Forces on Bougainville, British Solomon Islands.
Jan 1944 Cpl, C Co, 1st ParaBn, ”Para; 1, KIA at 1430, GSW stomach; remains not recovered for interment. Killed in the vicinity of coordinates 135.40-210-00; IMAC Hasty Terrain Map, sheet #180, 2nd Edition-1943”

SOMMERKAMP, Dudley J, CORP, 316612, USMC, from Georgia, location Solomon Islands, date of loss January 1, 1944 (pm) + SOMMERKAMP, Dudley J, Corporal, 316612, USMC, from Georgia, Manila American Cemetery (bm) + SOMMERKAMP, Dudley Jefferson, 316612, CoC, 1stParaBn, 1stParaRegt, 1stMAC, FMF, Solomon Is, January 1, 1944, killed in action (mc) + SOMMERKAMP, Dudley J., Cpl., USMC. Father, Mr. Roland D. Sommerkamp, 2635 14th Ave., N. Saint Petersburg, Fla (na)

Dudley J Sommerkamp