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NAME Jewell Dawson Wood |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 320060 |
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| HOME OF RECORD Bismarck, AR |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Eva Allen |
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| DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1925 |
ENTERED SERVICE August 20, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS December 27, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT E/2/2nd Marines |
DUTY — |
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| 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. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Not Recovered. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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