Jerold Roger Hull
PFC Jerold R. Hull served with Able Company, First Battalion, 2nd Marines.
He was reported missing in action at Betio, Tarawa atoll, on 20 November 1943.
Branch
Marine Corps Reserve
Service Number 430853
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
This case is under Active Pursuit by the DPAA.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
December 13, 1921
at Waupun, WI
Parents
Garrett & Josie Hull
Education
Waupun High School (1939)
Occupation & Employer
Hull Grocery Store
(Family business)
Service Life
Entered Service
July 31, 1942
at Milwaukee, WI
Home Of Record
518 East Jefferson Street
Waupun, WI
Next Of Kin
Father, Mr. Garrett Hull
Military Specialty
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Primary Unit
A/1/2nd Marines
Campaigns Served
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
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Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
PFC Hull served with Company A, First Battalion, 2nd Marines during the invasion of Tarawa. His battalion constituted the regimental reserve, and was ordered to land against heavy opposition at Beach Red 2 on the morning of 20 November 1943.
Hull was reported as missing in action on the day of the landings; he was last seen “on Beach Red 2… while under enemy fire.” No further details about his fate are known.
Burial Information or Disposition
No information recorded; missing in action.
A memorial marker was erected in Cemetery 33, Grave 13, Row 1, Plot 10.
Next Of Kin Address
Address of father, Mr. Garrett Hull.
Location Of Loss
PFC Hull was last seen in the vicinity of Beach Red 2, Betio.
