Aaron Daniels
PFC Aaron Daniels served with Able Company, First Battalion, 2nd Marines.
He was killed in action at Betio, Tarawa atoll, on 20 November 1943.
Branch
Marine Corps Reserve
Service Number 323796
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
This case is under Active Pursuit by the DPAA.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
August 24, 1911
at Fort Duchesne, UT
Parents
Albert & Elizabeth Daniels
Education
Sherman Institute
(Riverside, CA)
Occupation & Employer
Civilian Conservation Corps, Indian Division
Other
Aaron Daniels was a member of the Uintah band of the Northern Ute Tribe.
Service Life
Entered Service
December 12, 1941
at Salt Lake City, UT
Home Of Record
Fort Duchesne, UT
Next Of Kin
Father, Mr. Albert Daniels
Military Specialty
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Primary Unit
A/1/2nd Marines
Campaigns Served
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
Daniels was a qualified machine gunner, and passed a Scout/Sniper training course in early 1942.
Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
PFC Daniels served with Company A, First Battalion, 2nd Marines during the invasion of Tarawa. His battalion constituted the regimental reserve, and was ordered to land against heavy opposition at Beach Red 2 on the morning of 20 November 1943.
Daniels was killed in action either in the process of landing, or shortly after coming ashore. A gunshot wound in the neck ended his life at the age of 32.
Burial Information or Disposition
No information recorded; remains not recovered.
A memorial marker was erected in Cemetery 33, Grave 2, Row 3, Plot 16.
Next Of Kin Address
Address of father, Mr. Aaron Daniels.
Location Of Loss
PFC Daniels was killed in action at an unspecified location on Betio.
