Stanley Vincent Jarmulowski
Corporal Stanley V. Jarmulowski served with Headquarters Company, Second Amphibian Tractor Battalion.
He was killed in action at Betio, Tarawa atoll, on 20 November 1943.
Branch
Marine Corps Reserve
Service Number 384869
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
This case is under Active Pursuit by the DPAA.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
September 29, 1917
at Pittsburgh, PA
Parents
Vincent & Rose Jarmulowski
Education
Details unknown
Occupation & Employer
Silk screen equipment operator
Screen Ad Company
Service Life
Entered Service
April 27, 1942
at Pittsburgh, PA
Home Of Record
2854 Mulberry Way
Pittsburgh, PA
Next Of Kin
Mother, Mrs. Rose Pocaluko
Military Specialty
Amphibian Tractor Crewman
Quartermaster
Primary Unit
H&S/2nd Amphtrac Bn.
Campaigns Served
Tarawa
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
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Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
Corporal Jarmulowski served as an amphibian tractor crewman during the assault on Betio, Tarawa atoll. His vehicle, a LVT-1 “Alligator,” carried troops from transports to shore – either of 3/2nd Marines from the USS Middleton to land on Beach Red One, or 2/2nd Marines from USS Zeilin to land on Beach Red Two.
The slow-moving, lightly-armored LVT units suffered tremendous losses during the landings – both in vehicles and men. Jarmulowski’s LVT was hit and set on fire during the operation; he perished in the inferno. His remains could not be recovered from the LVT.
Burial Information or Disposition
“Location of grave unknown.” A memorial marker was erected in Cemetery 33, Grave 5, Row 3, Plot 1.
In 1974, a wrecked LVT-2 was unearthed by a construction crew laying a pipeline on Betio. The vehicle lay 75 yards inland from Beach Red One, where it was abandoned after the battle. Numerous human remains were found in the vicinity. Thirty-one of these were determined to be of Japanese or Korean ancestry; one set was segregated as American. Identification tags for Private Henry C. Verhaalen (Company C, 2nd Amphtracs) were found in the vicinity.
Corporal Jarmulowski was one of five Marines whose records were compared against these remains, but without conclusive results.
Next Of Kin Address
Address of mother, Mrs. Rose Pocaluko.
Location Of Loss
Corporal Jarmulowski was killed at an unspecified location on Betio.
