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NAME George Henry Payne |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 312118 |
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| UNIT Company E Second Battalion 8th Marines |
HOME OF RECORD 43 North 11th Street Terre Haute Indiana |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Ida Payne |
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| DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1923 |
ENTERED SERVICE August 6, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS November 18, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomon Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field. |
MEMORIALS AS MANY LINKS AS NECESSARY |
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NAME George Henry Payne |
NICKNAME — |
MCSN 312118 |
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| HOME OF RECORD 43 North 11th Street, Terre Haute, IN |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Ida Payne |
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| DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1923 |
DATE OF ENLISTMENT August 6, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS November 18, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT E/2/8th Marines |
DUTY — |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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