- SURNAME
Augustine
- FORENAME
Frank
- UNIT
2nd Parachute Battalion (Company F)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
330222
- DATE OF DEATH
30th October 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri, USA. Section 81, Site 118
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.09.1923, Illinois, USA
parents Mr. and Mrs. Tony Augusting, 923 West Main Street, Belleville, Illinois
02.12.1941 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Martha Augustine, 11 South 1st St., Belleville, Illinois
KIA Choiseul, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
30-Oct-1943FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45735394/frank-augustineSERVICE HISTORY:
AUGUSTINE, Frank, PFC, SN: 330222
Born: 11 Sep 1923 Illinois
Enlisted USMC: 02 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 11 S. 1st Street, Belleville, Illinois)
Died: 30 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO (Section 81, Site 118)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “2Dec41; 4, Jd fr CRD”
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “2Dec41; 9, qual SS; 24, to CasCo, RDep, Post”
Jan 1942 Pvt, CasCo, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA ”2Dec41; 24, jdfr 4thRecBn, RDep, Post; 25-31, Temp d with MD, Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif.”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 9thMar(Reinforced), ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “3, to ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA“2Dec41; 3, jdfr 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, Post; 3-12, stud para; 4, pro; 13, desig Para; 13-15, Para; 15, to ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
Company B, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “2Dec41;Para, 15, jdfr ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie; FFT to 1stMAC”
Company B, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, At Sea “Para; 19, emb on bd SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, B Co, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, B.S.I.) “Para; 30, KIA; during raid on enemy, char Excl
Born: 11 Sep 1923 Illinois
Enlisted USMC: 02 Dec 1941 (Home of Record: 11 S. 1st Street, Belleville, Illinois)
Died: 30 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO (Section 81, Site 118)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1941 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “2Dec41; 4, Jd fr CRD”
Jan 1942 Pvt, 4th RecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA “2Dec41; 9, qual SS; 24, to CasCo, RDep, Post”
Jan 1942 Pvt, CasCo, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA ”2Dec41; 24, jdfr 4thRecBn, RDep, Post; 25-31, Temp d with MD, Camp San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif.”
Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Co A, 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 Pvt, Co C, 1stBn, 9thMar(Reinforced), ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “3, to ParaTrngS, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, Calif.”
Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA“2Dec41; 3, jdfr 1stBn, 9thMar, 2ndMarDiv, Post; 3-12, stud para; 4, pro; 13, desig Para; 13-15, Para; 15, to ACPF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, Calif.”
Company B, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Jul 1942 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA “2Dec41;Para, 15, jdfr ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie; FFT to 1stMAC”
Company B, 2nd Parachute Battalion, Division Special Troops, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 PFC, Co B, 2ndParaBn, DivSplTrs, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, At Sea “Para; 19, emb on bd SS MORMACPORT at San Diego, Calif.; 20, sailed; 21-31, enroute to Wellington, N.Z.”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, Corps Troops, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, B Co, 2ndParaBn, Corps Troops, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
2nd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Jul 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field “Para”
Oct 1943 PFC, Co F, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, B.S.I.) “Para; 30, KIA; during raid on enemy, char Excl
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