PFC Benny M. Babcock served with E/2/5th Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal.On 2 November 1942, the 5th Marines continued enveloping a strongpoint at the base of Point Cruz. The regiment's Second Battalion attacked north through the jungle toward the beach, cutting off the Japanese escape route to the west. Coral bunkers and automatic weapons held up the battalion and caused several casualties before the encirclement was completed.
Babcock was killed in action during the day's struggle. His remains were buried in the vicinity, presumably near Point Cruz, but the site was lost or destroyed in the years after the battle.
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Babcock was killed in action during the day's struggle. His remains were buried in the vicinity, presumably near Point Cruz, but the site was lost or destroyed in the years after the battle.
https://missingmarines.com/
PFC Benny M. Babcock served with E/2/5th Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal.On 2 November 1942, the 5th Marines continued enveloping a strongpoint at the base of Point Cruz. The regiment's Second Battalion attacked north through the jungle toward the beach, cutting off the Japanese escape route to the west. Coral bunkers and automatic weapons held up the battalion and caused several casualties before the encirclement was completed.
Babcock was killed in action during the day's struggle. His remains were buried in the vicinity, presumably near Point Cruz, but the site was lost or destroyed in the years after the battle.
https://missingmarines.com/
Babcock was killed in action during the day's struggle. His remains were buried in the vicinity, presumably near Point Cruz, but the site was lost or destroyed in the years after the battle.
https://missingmarines.com/
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