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Jewell D. Wood

NAME
Jewell Dawson Wood
NICKNAME
SERVICE NUMBER
320060
HOME OF RECORD
Bismarck, AR
NEXT OF KIN
Mother, Mrs. Eva Allen
DATE OF BIRTH
May 29, 1925
ENTERED SERVICE
August 20, 1941
DATE OF LOSS
December 27, 1942
REGION
Solomons
CAMPAIGN / AREA
Guadalcanal
CASUALTY TYPE
Killed In Action
UNIT
E/2/2nd Marines
DUTY

CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS
On 27 December 1942, the Second Battalion, 2nd Marines sent out a trio of platoon-sized combat patrols to scout Japanese positions along the north coast of Guadalcanal. First contact was made within fifteen minutes, and a “desultory” firefight escalated into a “very sharp skirmish” by the early afternoon. When orders came to withdraw, however, many of the Marine dead were left behind.

PFC Jewell D. Wood of E/2/2 was killed by gunshot wounds in head during the operation. His body could not be recovered from the field.

INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS
Purple Heart
LAST KNOWN RANK
Private First Class
STATUS OF REMAINS
Not Recovered.
MEMORIALS
Manila American Cemetery

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