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CPL Albert Benjamin Duryea

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CPL Albert Benjamin Duryea

Birth
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
16 Jun 1944 (aged 24)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D, Lot 290, Grave 10
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Corporal Albert Benjamin Duryea joined Able Company, 24th Marines, on September 3, 1943. He had been stationed at the Marine Base at Terminal Island, and was coming up on the third year of his enlistment.

Corporal Duryea served on Namur, and landed on Saipan. On June 16, he was attempting to help the crew of a knocked out machine gun when a piece of shrapnel from a Japanese shell hit him in the head, killing him. He was buried in Grave 602, Row 7, Plot 3, 4 MarDiv Cemetery.

After the war, his remains were returned to California.

(Thank you to Sue for correcting the information on Corporal Duryea's burial site!)
Corporal Albert Benjamin Duryea joined Able Company, 24th Marines, on September 3, 1943. He had been stationed at the Marine Base at Terminal Island, and was coming up on the third year of his enlistment.

Corporal Duryea served on Namur, and landed on Saipan. On June 16, he was attempting to help the crew of a knocked out machine gun when a piece of shrapnel from a Japanese shell hit him in the head, killing him. He was buried in Grave 602, Row 7, Plot 3, 4 MarDiv Cemetery.

After the war, his remains were returned to California.

(Thank you to Sue for correcting the information on Corporal Duryea's burial site!)

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