| NAME Larry John Schuler |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN 327310 |
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| HOME OF RECORD Route 2, Aurora, IN |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Cecilia Schuler |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1922 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT October 21, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS September 27, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal / Second Matanikau |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT D/1/7th Marines |
DUTY — |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS “Not recovered due to battle conditions.” |
MEMORIALS River View Cemetery, Aurora, IN Manila American Cemetery |
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Biography:
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Articles and Records:
Excerpt from the muster roll of D/1/7, September 1942. Unusually, Schuler’s entry included map coordinates in a footnote.
The muster roll footnote, with a detail of Map 104, showing the approximate location of PFC Schuler’s death. The “Grassy Ridge” is Hill 84.
The Indianapolis News, 23 October 1942. Miller and Schuler were in the same battalion.
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