Robert Felix Connor
Corporal Robert F. Connor served with Baker Company, First Battalion, 22nd Marines.
He was killed in action at Engebi, Eniwetok atoll, on 18 February 1944.
Branch
Marine Corps Regular
Service Number 359408
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
This case is under Active Pursuit by the DPAA
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
January 10, 1922
at Pawtucket, RI
Parents
Philip Felix Connors
Laudina (Chaput) Connors
Education
Details unknown
Occupation & Employer
Details unknown
Service Life
Entered Service
March 5, 1942
at Springfield, MA
Home Of Record
497 Main Street
Middletown, CT
Next Of Kin
Father, Mr. Philip Connor
Military Specialty
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Primary Unit
B/1/22nd Marines
Campaigns Served
Marshall Islands / Engebi
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
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Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
On 18 February 1944, the First and Second Battalions, 22nd Marines, spearheaded an amphibious assault on the island of Engebi in the Eniwetok atoll. Despite heavy naval bombardment and support from Army and Marine batteries on nearby islands, the two battalions experienced a challenging and bloody baptism of fire. The advance continued inexorably: the first assault units landed at 0843, and by 1450 the same day, the island was declared “secured” except for mopping up activities. The Americans counted 85 men killed in action.
Corporal Robert Connor, an NCO from Baker Company, was reportedly killed at Engebi. No details of his final moments are currently known.
Burial Information or Disposition
Unknown. Connor’s USMC casualty card notes “body not recovered,” but provides no further detail.
Memorials
Next Of Kin Address
Address of father, Mr. Philip Connors.
Location Of Loss
Corporal Connor was killed in action at Engebi (Enjebi), Eniwetok (Enewetak) Atoll, Marshall Islands.