PFC Kenneth R. Jarrett KIA Philippine Islands, KIA loss May 6, 1942
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Home: Minnesota.
Mother: Florence Jarrett.
Service ID: 295542.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Jarrett was among those killed in the attack. His body was seen after the battle, but his burial site was not reported and his remains have not been recovered.
Pvt. Jarrett appears among the Tablets of the missing at the Manila American Cemetery.
PFC Kenneth R. Jarrett KIA Philippine Islands, KIA loss May 6, 1942
Unit Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines 1st Marine Division, FMF
Home: Minnesota.
Mother: Florence Jarrett.
Service ID: 295542.
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
On the night of 05 May 1942, Japanese forces landed on the island and overwhelmed the garrison, which surrendered at 1200 hours the following day. PFC Jarrett was among those killed in the attack. His body was seen after the battle, but his burial site was not reported and his remains have not been recovered.
Pvt. Jarrett appears among the Tablets of the missing at the Manila American Cemetery.
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PFC, US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
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Records on Ancestry
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1920 United States Federal Census
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Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947
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Web: Minnesota, U.S., Birth Index, 1900-1934
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1930 United States Federal Census
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