USMC World War II
PFC Joseph L. Burner KIA Marianas Is, June 17, 1944
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Maurertown, Virginia
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Burner
Service# 347885
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion, 8th Marines was commissioned on April 1, 1940, in San Diego, California and was assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. The 2nd Marine Brigade was re-designated February 1, 1941, as 2nd Marine Division. After the outbreak of war, the 8th Marine Regiment with an assortment of other division assets formed the 2nd Marine Brigade and was dispatched to garrison American Samoa.
Battle of Saipan
1st Battalion 8th Marines landed on Green Beach on 15 June 1944. Confusion on the beaches, particularly in the 2d Marine Division area, was compounded by the strength of a northerly current flow which caused the assault battalions of the 6th and 8th Marines to land about 400 yards too far north. This caused a gap to widen between the 2d and 4th Marine Divisions.
D+1-D+2, 16-17 June
The next two days saw the Marine attack resumed all along the irregular front. The 2d Division, after reorganizing, pushed its 6th Marines northeast toward Mount Tipo Pali, its 2d Marines north towards Garapan, and its 8th Marines east into the swamps around Lake Susupe.
PFC Joseph L. Burner KIA Marianas Is, June 17, 1944
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Maurertown, Virginia
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Burner
Service# 347885
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion, 8th Marines was commissioned on April 1, 1940, in San Diego, California and was assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. The 2nd Marine Brigade was re-designated February 1, 1941, as 2nd Marine Division. After the outbreak of war, the 8th Marine Regiment with an assortment of other division assets formed the 2nd Marine Brigade and was dispatched to garrison American Samoa.
Battle of Saipan
1st Battalion 8th Marines landed on Green Beach on 15 June 1944. Confusion on the beaches, particularly in the 2d Marine Division area, was compounded by the strength of a northerly current flow which caused the assault battalions of the 6th and 8th Marines to land about 400 yards too far north. This caused a gap to widen between the 2d and 4th Marine Divisions.
D+1-D+2, 16-17 June
The next two days saw the Marine attack resumed all along the irregular front. The 2d Division, after reorganizing, pushed its 6th Marines northeast toward Mount Tipo Pali, its 2d Marines north towards Garapan, and its 8th Marines east into the swamps around Lake Susupe.
USMC World War II
PFC Joseph L. Burner KIA Marianas Is, June 17, 1944
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Maurertown, Virginia
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Burner
Service# 347885
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion, 8th Marines was commissioned on April 1, 1940, in San Diego, California and was assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. The 2nd Marine Brigade was re-designated February 1, 1941, as 2nd Marine Division. After the outbreak of war, the 8th Marine Regiment with an assortment of other division assets formed the 2nd Marine Brigade and was dispatched to garrison American Samoa.
Battle of Saipan
1st Battalion 8th Marines landed on Green Beach on 15 June 1944. Confusion on the beaches, particularly in the 2d Marine Division area, was compounded by the strength of a northerly current flow which caused the assault battalions of the 6th and 8th Marines to land about 400 yards too far north. This caused a gap to widen between the 2d and 4th Marine Divisions.
D+1-D+2, 16-17 June
The next two days saw the Marine attack resumed all along the irregular front. The 2d Division, after reorganizing, pushed its 6th Marines northeast toward Mount Tipo Pali, its 2d Marines north towards Garapan, and its 8th Marines east into the swamps around Lake Susupe.
PFC Joseph L. Burner KIA Marianas Is, June 17, 1944
Unit Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Hometown: Maurertown, Virginia
Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Burner
Service# 347885
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart
Details of career here.
1st Battalion, 8th Marines was commissioned on April 1, 1940, in San Diego, California and was assigned to the 2nd Marine Brigade. The 2nd Marine Brigade was re-designated February 1, 1941, as 2nd Marine Division. After the outbreak of war, the 8th Marine Regiment with an assortment of other division assets formed the 2nd Marine Brigade and was dispatched to garrison American Samoa.
Battle of Saipan
1st Battalion 8th Marines landed on Green Beach on 15 June 1944. Confusion on the beaches, particularly in the 2d Marine Division area, was compounded by the strength of a northerly current flow which caused the assault battalions of the 6th and 8th Marines to land about 400 yards too far north. This caused a gap to widen between the 2d and 4th Marine Divisions.
D+1-D+2, 16-17 June
The next two days saw the Marine attack resumed all along the irregular front. The 2d Division, after reorganizing, pushed its 6th Marines northeast toward Mount Tipo Pali, its 2d Marines north towards Garapan, and its 8th Marines east into the swamps around Lake Susupe.
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