Name	serial #	Date
Abernathy, Donald P.	386682	20 November 43
Agnew, Robert H.	264583	20-21 November 43
Airaudi, Claudi	395176	21 November 43
Allred, James H.	470778	20-24 November 43
Amey, Herbert R. Jr.	05099	20 November 43
Anderson, Glen E.	282266	20 November 43
Armstrong, Jack	294041	21 November 43
Aronovitz, Israel	404869	21 November 43
Ashworth, Jack G. Jr.	820178	20 November 43
Atkins, James R.	258484	20 November 43
Bailey, John E.	314253	21 November 43
Baker, Donald L.	273620	20 November 43
Ball, Iddo W.	256916	21 November 43
Barber, Spencer F.	08616	21 November 43
Barrett, Martin F.	08258	20 November 43
Beecher, Rex G.	355043	20-24 November 43
Beers, Elden H.	325230	20 November 43
Berg, Newell T.	015399	23 November 43
Berger, Glenn P.	346594	20 November 43
Bert, Gerald D. Jr.	276793	22 November 43
Bever, Robert V.	341942	20-24 November 43
Bird, Byron J.	023668	26-27 November 43
Bloxhem, Robert D.	335923	20 November 43
Bolthouse, Pvt. John A. Jr.	480640	27 November 43
Borek, Albert S.	012072	20-24 November 43
Borich, John	316175	20-23 November 43
Bright, Plt. Sgt. Murl	272233	22 November 43	WIA
Brown, Earnest H.	436139	20-22 November 43
Brown, Verlon L.	480063	20 November 43 1
Bryson, Alvin C.	382097	20 November 43
Burgess, Leroy M.	348419	21 November 43
Burkett, Alva A.	435773	23 November 43
Cain, Thomas D.	349467	20 November 43
Christianson, Walter H.	255389	20 November 43
Clark, Max L.	374868	22 November 43
Clarke, Elmo L.	297901	20 November 43
Claude, David K.	03963	20-22 November 43
Clymer, Robert H.	343432	20-24 November 43
Cohen, Max	027474	23 November 43
Coleman, Earl A.	360524	20 November 43
Collins, Robert W.	388465	20-24 November 43
Cook, Louis R.	323449	20-24 November 43
Cooper George F. Jr.	018050	20 November 43
Coryell, Carl L.	339029	20 November 43
Coverstone, Otto	270428	20-22 November 43
Crain, James W.	08303	20-24 November 43
Creswell Henry M.	347417	22 November 43
Chuichshank, Oliver G.	223285	22 November 43
Cruz, Jacob	516933	22 November 43
Culp, Edgar J.	020198	20 November 43
Darnel, Glen E. 2	336037	20 November - 3 December 43
Darnel, Olin L.	336038	20 November - 3 December 43
Davis, James H.	481101	20-24 Novemebr 43
Dean, Fred L.	301585	21 Novemeber 43
Deka, Stanley J.	352415	20-24 November 43
DeLong, Earl G.	356753	23 November 43
Dickinson, Harry R.	014376	21-23 November 43
Downing, Harry D.	304271	21-23 November 43
Doyle, Philip J.	016119	20 November 43
Drews, Henry, C.	06503	20 November 43
Drummond, William W.	262456	20 November - 3 December 43
Dumont, George L.	288233	20 November 43
Durand, Fenlon A.	06887	20 November 43
Edwards, Harry W.	08699	23 November 43
Eranusian, Vahan	277925	21 November 43
Essary, James	290042	20-24 November 43
Evans, Charles W. Jr.	352407	20-24 November 43
Farris, Fred	324158	20 November 43
Fjelstad, Karsten I.	407139	20 November 43
Flowers, James D.	358865	21 November 43
Fomby, Clifton E.	299744	22 November 43
Foreman, Howard C.	336259	20 & 23 November 43
Fortenberry, Jacob D. Jr.	015179	23 November 43
Foss, Robert L.	346833	20 & 21 November 43
Fox, George J.	344662	20-22 November 43
Gann, Baxter U.	295026	23 November 43
George, Assad A.	279707	23 November 43
Gessner, Alfred H.	474071	22 & 23 November 43
Gibson Robert L.	481835	20-24 November 43
Glinkman, Leo K.	337325	21 & 22 November 43
Goins, Marvin F.	302325	22 November 43
Guspodared, Eugene M.	810133	21 November 43
Graves, Richard W.	495532	21 & 22 November 43
Greco, Micheal V.	331313	20 November 43
Greene, Thomas N.	018181	20-23 November 43
Grummel, Jerome L.	490159	20-24 November 43
Halazon, Rudolph W.	360035	22 November 43
Hall, Cecil L.	523763	20 November - 3 December 43
Hamson, Gustave	442561	20 November 43
Harp, Billy M.	418482	21 November 43
Harrington, James J.	313850	20-22 November 43
Hay, Walter C.	296962	22 November 43
Haynes, Raymond W.	506165	no date 3
Heltzel, Thomas J. 4	356170	7 August 42 - 15 June 44
Hembree, Benjamin C.	360924	20 November 43
Herbold, James E. Jr.	07716	20-24 November 43
Hess, Wilford J.	346743	21 November 43
Hilmer, Edwin L.	253282	20-24 November 43
Holder, Thomas L.	288506	20 November 43
Hooper, Jared J.	266960	20-24 November 43
Hotchkiss, Charles, A.	449016	20-24 November 43
Hyde, William F. Jr.	348163	21 November 43
Ingram, Pau E.	335823	20-24 November 43
Jaurequi, Augustine V.	027180	20 November 43
Jensen, Charles E.5	361395	20 November 43 - 16 June 44
Johnson, Richard E.	291247	23 November 43
Johnson, Thomas F.	418629	22 November 43
Jones, William K.	05747	22-23 November 43
Jordan, Walter I.	03939	20-22 November 43
King, HA1C Lester B.			WIA
Kleinknight, Roland L.	337351	20-24 November 43
Kloskowski, Severan P.	374087	20-24 November 43
Knight, Neil R.	426789	22-23 November 43
Koehler, Erwin F.	316789	22-23 November 43
Kulbieda, William P.	447818	22 November 43
Kyle, Wood B.	05369	20-24 November 43
Lane, John W. Jr.	496722	20 November 43
Largey, Louis R.	022586	20 November 43
Lawyer. James W.6	412924	20 November 43 - 15 June 44
Leath, Claud H.	287963	20 November 43
LeBlanc, Osbourne K.	07882	20-24 November 43
Lee, Billie	328116	21 November 43
Lennon, Robert J.	278866	22 November 43
Leseman, Dick M.	346186	20-24 November 43
Leslie, Alan G. Jr.	017528	20 November 43
Little, Bonnie A	09706	20 November 43	KIA
Loper, Oliver	293186	21 November 43
Lovelace, Norman B.	353917	20 November 43
Lovett, Harold O.	286711	20 November 43
Luinstra, Tiny F.	281709	22 November 43
Magnuson Carl E.	282853	20 November 43
Maher Arthur R.	280678	21 November 43
Marshall, Bert R.	321164	21 November 43
Marshall Edward	276118	20 November 43
Matson, Harold J.	506117	21 November 43
Malleson, William C.	325229	20-24 November 43
McBride, Earl J.	315398	20 November 43
McBride, Melvin R.	293188	20 November 43
McCollum, Ernest R. Jr.	364895	22 November 43
McCoy, Charles W.	05835	20-24 November 43
McLarry, William V.	302097	21 November 43
McLeod, Kenneth F.	05122	23-24 November 43
McNeil, Thomas R.	290184	20 November 43
McVay, Breathitt R.	291122	23 November 43
Mead, Charles R.	819886	20-24 November 43
Melaski, Walter Jr.	331860	20-24 November 43
Mick, Lyle R.	485590	21 November 43
Miles, Willie H. Jr.	295843	22 November 43
Mills, James E.	05385	21-23 November 43
Milner, Norman W.	019226	20-23 November 43
Mize, Grady B.	293579	22 November 43
Moore, Harvel L.	026432	21 November 43
Morgan, John H. Jr.	318039	20 November 43
Morris, Warren	08444	20 November 43
Murry, Lt. Col. Raymond L. 7	05127	24-28 November 43
Nelson, Robert W.	480756	20-24 November 43
Nickell, Ward V.	449981	20-22 November 43
Niehoff, Harry H.W.	283854	22 November 43
Norman, Basil Jr.	321162	20 November 43
Nowak, Walter H.	325687	20 November 43
Nayes, Leonard F.	08456	20-24 November 43
O'Brien, Robert F.	08456	20-24 November 43
O'Dom, Harold L.	08458	20-24 November 43
Olechnowski, Frank	479064	20 November 43
Oliver, Leonce	317420	20-24 November 43
O'Neill, John T.	07270	20-24 November 43
Owens, Morris C.	303731	20-24 November 43
Percer, Walter T.	330861	20 November 43
Perko, Felix J	349417	20 November 43
Potts, Charles E.	313673	20 November 43
Press, Benjamin	474095	21-22 November 43
Price, Joseph D.	018197	20-21 November 43
Putz, Frank M.	473968	20-24 November 43
Rashid, Paul J.	832297	22 November 43
Redman, Bruce	282126	20 November 43
Rice, Howard J.	06660	20-24 November 43
Richmand, Avin G.	403391	23 November 43
Ridgaway, Eugene S.	476128	20-24 November 43
Rigdon, Marion R.	335015	20-21 November 43
Rinnan Roy L.	328478	21 November 43
Rixey, Presley M.	04044	20-24 November 43
Roberts, John M.	470067	20-24 Novmeber 43
Robison, Wayne B.	225395	20 November 43
Romancik, Raymond J.	832127	20 November 43
Roosevelt, James R. 8	05477	20-23 November 43
Ross, Armstead E.	018212	20 November 43
Ryan, Martin J.	289619	22 November 43
Samson, Arthur F.	265075	20 November 43
Schiller, Donald W.	288294	20 November 43
Schneider, William F. K.	326609	20 November 43
Schwabe, John L.	08506	20-23 November 43
Scott, Francis G.	299979	22 November 43
Selawka, Micheal B.	460273	20-24 November 43
Sexton, Joseph J.	019587	20-21 November 43
Shaffer, Glenn S.	801842	21 November 43
Sharkey, Jack	510592	20 November 43
Shelley, Thomas A.	463547	20-23 November 43
Siefert, Robert L.	367294	21 November 43
Siegel, Eugene A.	08513	20-21 November 43
Smith, Zeb C.	315046	20 November 43
Snell, Donald M.	336310	20-24 November 43
Snyder, Frank V. 9	326483	20 November 43 - 30 July 44
Sooter, Charles A.	375367	20-23 November 43
Stambaugh, Jack R.	330350	22 November 43
Stanley, John G.	336017	20 November 43
Stearns, Earl J.	011132	22 November 43
Stensland, Arnold N.	263244	21 November 43
Stephenson, Milton R.	448943	20 November 43
St. John, Homer J.	392918	20 December 43
Swenceski, Alexander B.	05012	18 February - 21 November 43
Tachovsky, Francis J.	014596	23 November 43
Tell, Delbert C.	311783	21 November 43
Thomas, Norman K.	011984	22 November 43
Toland, Bruce B.	380564	23 November 43
Tompkins, Rathvon McC.	05269	20 November 43
Toth, Joseph W.	831927	22 November 43
Trgovich, Joseph J.	339965	20-24 November 43
Trowbridge, Kenneth E.	416548	21 November 43
Turner, Samuel C.	011089	20-24 November 43
Tusher Frank C.	301400	21 November 43
Vancil Edwin H.	482673	20 November 43
Voorhees, Cpl. Robert E.	311224	22 November 43
Waldenville, Cpl. Arthur Bonner	355637	20 November 43	MIA
Ward, Norman E.	019977	20 November 43
Ward, Rudolph F.	802607	22 November 43
Warren, Raymond	426717	20 November 43
Watkins, Elwood	431574	22 November 43
Watson, John E.	348449	22 November 43
Webber, Leonard A.	383785	22-23 November 43
White, Glenn F.	371100	22 November 43
Whitley, Billy L.	287661	21 November 43
Wrisley, George A. Jr.	017557	20-26 November 43
Wvertz, William Jr.	331813	10
Wysaski, Frank M.	023660	21 November 43
Zumbridge, Berte 11	813623	24 November 43

End Notes

1. This citation specifically noted Gilbert Islands not Tarawa. He also received a Silver Star in the Marianas Islands.
2.Interestingly the two Darnel brothers have consecutive serial numbers and both won Silver Stars, apparently for the same action.
3. No exact date was given for Haynes' award however it specified Tarawa, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Tinian..
4. Heltzel's award covers the Solomon Islands, Gilbert Islands, and Marianas Islands operations.
5. Jensen was cited for action on the Gilbert Islands and the Marianas Islands.
6. Lawyer's award is for action on the Gilbert Islands and Saipan.
7. Goldstar Cluster - Navy Award.
8. Roosevelt was an observer on the Makin invasion.
9. Snyder's award is for combat in the Gilberts and Marianas Islands.
10.Wvertz was decorated for action on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan and no date was specified.
11. Zumberge was awarded a silver star for action on Apamama.

Source: Jane Blakeney. HEROES U.S. MARINE CORPS 1861 to 1955 ARMED FORCES AWARDS REFERENCE BOOK , 1956.

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