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NAME Arthur Vincent Ledbetter |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 296479 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Houston |
HOME OF RECORD Ullin, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. Wesley A. Ledbetter |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1920 at Ullin, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE September 23, 1940 at St. Louis, MO |
DATE OF LOSS March 1, 1942 alt. February 28, 1942 |
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| REGION Java |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Sunda Strait |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing In Action Declared Dead December 15, 1945 |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Arthur V. Ledbetter was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the cruiser USS Houston. He was last seen aboard his ship on 1 March 1942, when she was sunk in the battle of Sunda Strait. Ledbetter’s body was never found, and he was officially declared dead on 15 December 1945. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Ullin Cemetery, Ullin, IL Manila American Cemetery |
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