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NAME Robert Fransen |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN 281290 |
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| HOME OF RECORD RFD 1, Leaf River, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Henry Fransen |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 16, 1921 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT January 22, 1940 |
DATE OF LOSS November 22, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT E/2/8th Marines |
DUTY — |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 22 November 1942, units of the Army’s Americal Division and the 8th Marine Regiment began a series of frontal attacks on a string of hills along the north coast of Guadalcanal. Steep ravines, bare ridges, and tenacious Japanese resistance thwarted the Americans, and after 48 hours the operation was called off. Nearly 40 members of the 8th Marines lost their lives in the futile assault.* One of their number was Corporal Robert Fransen, who was reportedly buried in the field on 22 November 1942. His remains have not been recovered or identified. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Corporal |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field, vicinity of (69.3-199.3), North Coast Guadalcanal |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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* Note: Official sources and several histories report that the 8th Marines suffered nine fatal casualties. However, this number only accounts for those Marines who were buried in the island cemetery. It excludes fully 29 men who were reported missing in action or buried in the field.
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