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PFC Arthur Leonard Christ

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PFC Arthur Leonard Christ Veteran

Birth
Oshkosh, Garden County, Nebraska, USA
Death
21 Feb 1945 (aged 19)
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Burial
Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
F, 0, 101
Memorial ID
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Service No. #875778

B Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division


U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Father: Mr. Frank Christ, 2003 North Street; Boulder, Colorado. Killed In Action.


***I would like to thank Debbie McGinley Find A Grave ID 47175973 for adding her photo to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location and death date information on this memorial as well as adding the bio information listed below***


Parents: Frank Leonard Christ and Beatrice Rebecca (O'Dell) Christ

Siblings: Russell Leroy, Donna Mae.


USMC Roll Call:

Enlistment; 4 Oct 1943

Muster: Oct 1943; 8th Recruit Battalion, Training Reg, Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA.

 

US Naval Casualty; Father, Mr. Frank Christ of 2003 N St, Boulder, CO

USMC Casualty Index:

Date: 21 Feb 1945

Type: KIA

Unit: CO. B 1BN. 26MARS. 5MARDIV FMF

Item ID: 13652

 

US National Cemetery Interment Forms

Date: 6 May 1948

Arthur Leonard Christ (27 Jul 1925 – 21 Feb 1945)

Interment in the Fort McPherson Nat'l Cemetery

Service Data; USMC WW2 Overseas Dead WWII

State: Nebraska

Rank: PFC

Date of Interment: 20 Apr 1948

Remarks: Authority; Telegram, Kansas City QM Depot dated 6 Apr 1948, OQMG form signed by next of kin.

Signature: John Neukirch, Superintendent


***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***


***I would like to thank Honoring History Find A Grave ID 49948055 for updating the inscription information on this memorial***

Service No. #875778

B Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division


U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 lists his Next of Kin's Home of Record as Father: Mr. Frank Christ, 2003 North Street; Boulder, Colorado. Killed In Action.


***I would like to thank Debbie McGinley Find A Grave ID 47175973 for adding her photo to this memorial in addition to updating the birth location and death date information on this memorial as well as adding the bio information listed below***


Parents: Frank Leonard Christ and Beatrice Rebecca (O'Dell) Christ

Siblings: Russell Leroy, Donna Mae.


USMC Roll Call:

Enlistment; 4 Oct 1943

Muster: Oct 1943; 8th Recruit Battalion, Training Reg, Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA.

 

US Naval Casualty; Father, Mr. Frank Christ of 2003 N St, Boulder, CO

USMC Casualty Index:

Date: 21 Feb 1945

Type: KIA

Unit: CO. B 1BN. 26MARS. 5MARDIV FMF

Item ID: 13652

 

US National Cemetery Interment Forms

Date: 6 May 1948

Arthur Leonard Christ (27 Jul 1925 – 21 Feb 1945)

Interment in the Fort McPherson Nat'l Cemetery

Service Data; USMC WW2 Overseas Dead WWII

State: Nebraska

Rank: PFC

Date of Interment: 20 Apr 1948

Remarks: Authority; Telegram, Kansas City QM Depot dated 6 Apr 1948, OQMG form signed by next of kin.

Signature: John Neukirch, Superintendent


***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***


***I would like to thank Honoring History Find A Grave ID 49948055 for updating the inscription information on this memorial***


Inscription

ARTHUR
LEONARD
CHRIST
NEBRASKA
PFC
US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
JULY 27 1925
FEBRUARY 21 1945




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