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orld War II Makin Island Marine Raider
Timeline
Birth- 31 Jan 1915
Japan
Marine Corps Service: Battles
Makin Island Raid
Marine Corps Service: Service #
O-007549
Marine Corps Service: Casualty Date
17 Aug 2001
Marine Corps Service: Rank
Captain
Marine Corps Service: Designation
Intelligence Officer
Marine Corps Service: Conflicts
World War II
Marine Corps Service: Age at Loss
27 years old
Marine Corps Service: Unit
2nd Marine Raiders Battalion
Recovery: Grave Registration Team
1 Jan 1949
Gender
Male
Marine Corps Service: Decorations
Purple Heart
Recovery: JTFFA Investigation
1 Aug 1998
Recovery: Recovery Site
Makin Atoll
Recovery: Identification
Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
Recovery: Repatriated
17 Dec 1999
Recovery: Identified
1 Jan 2000
Recovery: CILHI Excavation
1 Nov 1999
Occupation
Army Interpreter & Interrogator
Place of Residence
Palo Alto, CA
Death- 17 Aug 1942-Age: 28 years
Killed in Action
Makin Island
Burial- 17 Aug 2001
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Other Facts
Full Name
Gerald Price Holtom
Also known as
Jerry
Father
Daniel Holtom
