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George H. Payne

NAME
George Henry Payne
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
312118
UNIT
Company E
Second Battalion
8th Marines
HOME OF RECORD
43 North 11th Street
Terre Haute
Indiana
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Mrs. Ida Payne
DATE OF BIRTH
September 9, 1923
ENTERED SERVICE
August 6, 1941
DATE OF LOSS
November 18, 1942
REGION
Solomon Islands
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Guadalcanal
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
On 18 November 1942, the Second Battalion, 8th Marines sent combat patrols across Guadalcanal’s Matanikau River to provide security for an Army infantry battalion that was crossing over a series of footbridges.

Company E suffered a single casualty during the day’s operations – PFC George H. Payne, who was shot in the head and killed. His remains were buried in the field at an unknown location, and could not be recovered after the battle.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Buried in the field.
MEMORIALS
AS MANY LINKS AS NECESSARY

Biography:
Coming soon. Contact the webmaster for more information about this Marine.


Articles & Records:
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NAME
George Henry Payne
NICKNAME
MCSN
312118
HOME OF RECORD
43 North 11th Street, Terre Haute, IN
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Mrs. Ida Payne
DATE OF BIRTH
September 9, 1923
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
August 6, 1941
DATE OF LOSS
November 18, 1942
REGION
Solomons
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Guadalcanal
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
UNIT
E/2/8th Marines
DUTY
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
On 18 November 1942, the Second Battalion, 8th Marines sent combat patrols across the Matanikau River to provide security for an Army infantry battalion that was crossing over a series of footbridges.

Company E suffered a single casualty during the day’s operations – PFC George H. Payne, who was shot in the head and killed. His remains were buried in the field at an unknown location, and could not be recovered after the battle.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Buried in the field
MEMORIALS
Manila American Cemetery

Biography:
Coming soon. Contact the webmaster for information on this Marine.


Articles & Records:

George Payne and Edward Spear enlisted only a few days apart – and were killed only a few days apart. Excerpt from the muster roll of E/2/8th Marines, November 1942.
A lengthy eulogy for George Payne, from an unknown newspaper. Original in the collection of the Vigo County Public Library.

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