Arthur Edward Ribeiro, Jr.
Corporal Arthur E. Ribeiro, Jr. served with Easy Company, Second Battalion, 2nd Marines.
He was killed in action at Betio, Tarawa atoll, on 21 November 1943.
Branch
Marine Corps Reserve
Service Number 332527
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
This case is under Active Pursuit by the DPAA.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
June 30, 1923
at Buffalo, NY
Parents
Arthur E. Ribeiro, Sr.
Susanna (Preston) Ribeiro
Education
Through ninth grade
One year technical school
Occupation & Employer
Ironworker
Buffalo Fire Appliance Co.
Other
Twin brother of Edward Arthur Ribeiro.
Service Life
Entered Service
December 26, 1941
at Buffalo, NY
Home Of Record
325 Bellevue Avenue
Depew, NY
Next Of Kin
Father, Mr. Arthur Ribeiro Sr.
Military Specialty
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Primary Unit
E/2/2nd Marines
Campaigns Served
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
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Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
Corporal Arthur Ribeiro served with Easy Company, 2nd Marines during the battle of Tarawa. On 20 November 1943, his battalion was tasked with spearheading the assault on a stretch of sand called Beach Red Two. Easy Company was to land on the western half of the beach, but on the way to shore their LVTs were subjected to withering fire from the Japanese defenses, and the unit’s organization disintegrated. Casualties were extremely heavy; of 165 Easy Company men who went into action, 62 were killed and scores more were wounded over the course of the battle.
Ribeiro was reported as killed in action by gunshot wounds of the head and abdomen on 21 November. No further details of his fate are currently known.
Burial Information or Disposition
No information recorded; disposition not known.
A memorial marker was erected in Cemetery 11, Grave 7, Row 2, Plot 3.
Next Of Kin Address
Address of father, Mr. Arthur Ribeiro Sr.
Location Of Loss
Corporal Ribeiro was killed in action at an unspecified location on Betio.
