BIOGRAPHY:
Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
USMCR World War II
Field Musician 1st Class Joseph C. I. Boisclair KIA Died at Tinian, Mariana Island July 30, 1944
Unit Company B,1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", FMF
Hometown: Sanford, Maine
Mother, Mrs. Yvonne Boisclair
Army Service Number: 413370
Awards: SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR (BSM),PURPLE HEART Citation unavailable.
Details of career here.
24 July 1944 The task of seizing Tinian was assigned to the two Marine divisions on Saipan--the 2d and the 4th.
The 4th was designated the assault division for Tinian. The beaches were not wide enough to accommodate battalions landing abreast, much less divisions. Instead, the assault troops would land by columns--squads, platoons, and companies. White Beach 1 assigned to the 24th Marines.
By 29 July, the Americans had captured half the island, and on 30 July, the 4th Marine Division occupied Tinian town and Airfield No. 4. Musician Boisclare killed in combat in this battle.
Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
USMCR World War II
Field Musician 1st Class Joseph C. I. Boisclair KIA Died at Tinian, Mariana Island July 30, 1944
Unit Company B,1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", FMF
Hometown: Sanford, Maine
Mother, Mrs. Yvonne Boisclair
Army Service Number: 413370
Awards: SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR (BSM),PURPLE HEART Citation unavailable.
Details of career here.
24 July 1944 The task of seizing Tinian was assigned to the two Marine divisions on Saipan--the 2d and the 4th.
The 4th was designated the assault division for Tinian. The beaches were not wide enough to accommodate battalions landing abreast, much less divisions. Instead, the assault troops would land by columns--squads, platoons, and companies. White Beach 1 assigned to the 24th Marines.
By 29 July, the Americans had captured half the island, and on 30 July, the 4th Marine Division occupied Tinian town and Airfield No. 4. Musician Boisclare killed in combat in this battle.
BIOGRAPHY:
Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
USMCR World War II
Field Musician 1st Class Joseph C. I. Boisclair KIA Died at Tinian, Mariana Island July 30, 1944
Unit Company B,1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", FMF
Hometown: Sanford, Maine
Mother, Mrs. Yvonne Boisclair
Army Service Number: 413370
Awards: SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR (BSM),PURPLE HEART Citation unavailable.
Details of career here.
24 July 1944 The task of seizing Tinian was assigned to the two Marine divisions on Saipan--the 2d and the 4th.
The 4th was designated the assault division for Tinian. The beaches were not wide enough to accommodate battalions landing abreast, much less divisions. Instead, the assault troops would land by columns--squads, platoons, and companies. White Beach 1 assigned to the 24th Marines.
By 29 July, the Americans had captured half the island, and on 30 July, the 4th Marine Division occupied Tinian town and Airfield No. 4. Musician Boisclare killed in combat in this battle.
Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu/Hawaii, United States.
USMCR World War II
Field Musician 1st Class Joseph C. I. Boisclair KIA Died at Tinian, Mariana Island July 30, 1944
Unit Company B,1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division "Fighting Fourth", FMF
Hometown: Sanford, Maine
Mother, Mrs. Yvonne Boisclair
Army Service Number: 413370
Awards: SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR (BSM),PURPLE HEART Citation unavailable.
Details of career here.
24 July 1944 The task of seizing Tinian was assigned to the two Marine divisions on Saipan--the 2d and the 4th.
The 4th was designated the assault division for Tinian. The beaches were not wide enough to accommodate battalions landing abreast, much less divisions. Instead, the assault troops would land by columns--squads, platoons, and companies. White Beach 1 assigned to the 24th Marines.
By 29 July, the Americans had captured half the island, and on 30 July, the 4th Marine Division occupied Tinian town and Airfield No. 4. Musician Boisclare killed in combat in this battle.
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Entered the service from Maine.
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