| NAME Francis Calvin Potter |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN 354990 |
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| HOME OF RECORD 140 Main Street, Plymouth, NH |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Annie E. Potter |
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| DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1921 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT January 14, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS September 14, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal / Bloody Ridge |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing/Declared Dead September 15 1943 |
UNIT C/1st Raider Battalion |
DUTY Sniper |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC Potter was reported as missing in action following the Battle of Edson’s Ridge. No definitive trace of his remains was ever found, and he was declared dead on 15 September 1943. It is believed that PFC Potter lost his life when the Kokusho Battalion of the Kawaguchi Detachment overran his company’s positions on the night of 12 September 1942. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS New Hampshire State Veteran’s Cemetery Manila American Cemetery |
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