USMCR World War II
PFC Stephen R. O'Donovan KIA Iwo Jima February 28, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Southbury, Conn
Brother, Mr. Joseph D. O'Donovan
service# 422369
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.They participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, The Invasion of Tinian, The final battle for 1/23 would come during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
D+8: 27 February 1945
The 23rd Marines had moved through a minefield at the edge of the airfield and as they approached a ruined radio station at the foot of the hill, they were met by an intense artillery barrage and machine gun fire that stopped the advance in its tracks. It was obvious that the Marines had come up against the Japanese main defensive line and that the Japanese would be retreating no further. PFC O'Donovan lost hist life in battle during this combat on Iwo Jima.
PFC O'Donovan is buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu Hawaii. this memorial is a cenotaph.
PFC Stephen R. O'Donovan KIA Iwo Jima February 28, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Southbury, Conn
Brother, Mr. Joseph D. O'Donovan
service# 422369
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.They participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, The Invasion of Tinian, The final battle for 1/23 would come during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
D+8: 27 February 1945
The 23rd Marines had moved through a minefield at the edge of the airfield and as they approached a ruined radio station at the foot of the hill, they were met by an intense artillery barrage and machine gun fire that stopped the advance in its tracks. It was obvious that the Marines had come up against the Japanese main defensive line and that the Japanese would be retreating no further. PFC O'Donovan lost hist life in battle during this combat on Iwo Jima.
PFC O'Donovan is buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu Hawaii. this memorial is a cenotaph.
USMCR World War II
PFC Stephen R. O'Donovan KIA Iwo Jima February 28, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Southbury, Conn
Brother, Mr. Joseph D. O'Donovan
service# 422369
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.They participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, The Invasion of Tinian, The final battle for 1/23 would come during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
D+8: 27 February 1945
The 23rd Marines had moved through a minefield at the edge of the airfield and as they approached a ruined radio station at the foot of the hill, they were met by an intense artillery barrage and machine gun fire that stopped the advance in its tracks. It was obvious that the Marines had come up against the Japanese main defensive line and that the Japanese would be retreating no further. PFC O'Donovan lost hist life in battle during this combat on Iwo Jima.
PFC O'Donovan is buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu Hawaii. this memorial is a cenotaph.
PFC Stephen R. O'Donovan KIA Iwo Jima February 28, 1945
Unit Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines 4th Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Southbury, Conn
Brother, Mr. Joseph D. O'Donovan
service# 422369
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
The battalion was activated on November 20, 1942, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.They participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, Battle of Saipan, The Invasion of Tinian, The final battle for 1/23 would come during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
D+8: 27 February 1945
The 23rd Marines had moved through a minefield at the edge of the airfield and as they approached a ruined radio station at the foot of the hill, they were met by an intense artillery barrage and machine gun fire that stopped the advance in its tracks. It was obvious that the Marines had come up against the Japanese main defensive line and that the Japanese would be retreating no further. PFC O'Donovan lost hist life in battle during this combat on Iwo Jima.
PFC O'Donovan is buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu Hawaii. this memorial is a cenotaph.
Gravesite Details
This is a memorial to the Marine listed above. He is not buried at this actual location.
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