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William E. Pallesen

William E. Pallesen

 Purple HeartPrisoner of War Medal

Rank/Rate Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Service Number 336074
Birth Date March 25, 1917
From Manila, Utah
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Command 2nd Raider Battalion, carried aboard USS Argonaut
Loss Date October 16, 1942
Location Kwajalein
Circumstances Captured on Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, taken to Kwajalein and executed
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       Photo courtesy of Gunner Ed Sere, USMC, ret.

 

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