Timeline
Birth- 18 Apr 1921
Birth- 18 Apr 1921
Dumont, Butler, Iowa
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 25 - 21 years
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- 3 Feb 1942-Age: 21 years
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa
recruit
Stationed- 4 Feb 1942-Age: 21 years
Camp Perndleton, San Diego, California
Private
228th Basic Training Platoon
Stationed- 22 Jan 1943-Age: 22 years
Auckland, New Zealand
Private
USS Mount Vernon in transit from USA
Stationed- 7 Aug 1943-Age: 22 years
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
private
HQ Co, 9th Marines (Reinforced), 3rd Marine Division
Battle- 1 Nov 1943-Age: 23 years
Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Solomon Islands
Battle- 21 Jul 1944-Age: 23 years
Guam, Marianas Islands
Stationed- 24 Dec 1944-Age: 24 years
Oakland, Alameda, California
Coporal
US Naval Hospital for malaria
Discharge- 24 Oct 1945-Age: 25 years
Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon
Coporal
Stationed
Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California
Private
Radio Company, SIgnal Battalion
Stationed
Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon
Coporal
2nd Battalion, Marine Barracks- malaria treatment
Marriage- 14 Jan 1945-Age: 24 years
Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa
Virginia Norine Shannon
Death- 9 Dec 1971-Age: 51 years
Private airplane crash
Oklahoma CIty. Oklahoma
Burial- 12 Dec 1971
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Other Facts
Full Name
George K Appleby
Child
Robert Michael Appleby
Child
David Patrick Appleby
