Larry J. Schuler

NAME Larry John Schuler				NICKNAME —				MCSN 327310
HOME OF RECORD Route 2, Aurora, IN				NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Cecilia Schuler
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1922		DATE OF ENLISTMENT October 21, 1941					DATE OF LOSS September 27, 1942
REGION Solomons	CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal / Second Matanikau		CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action			UNIT D/1/7th Marines			DUTY —
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 27 September 1942, a detachment of the First Battalion, 7th Marines under the command of Major Otho Rogers made an amphibious landing at Point Cruz, behind Japanese defensive positions along Guadalcanal’s Matanikau River. Surrounded by fast moving enemy troops, they established a defensive perimeter around the summit of Hill 84 and suffered heavy casualties before fighting their way back to the beach. The survivors were rescued by landing craft; the battle was derisively nicknamed “Little Dunkirk.” PFC Schuler was one of three Marines from D/1/7 to lose his life in the failed attack. His remains were not recovered from the battlefield.
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart					LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS “Not recovered due to battle conditions.”					MEMORIALS River View Cemetery, Aurora, IN Manila American Cemetery