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John Eugene
Vandenberg

| Rank/Rate |
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps |
| Service Number |
335768 |
| Birth Date |
January 5, 1918 |
| From |
Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Decorations |
Purple Heart |
| Command |
2nd Raider Battalion, carried aboard
USS
Argonaut |
| Loss Date |
August 17, 1942 |
| Location |
Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll |
| Circumstances |
Killed in action |
| Remarks |
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Photo courtesy of
Gunner Ed Sere, USMC, ret.
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