Roger Fred Seasholtz served as a Captain in Company B, 4th Tank Battalion, Division Special Troops, 4th Marine Division, United States Marine Corps during World War II.
He also served in the Headquarters and Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, among other units he served in.
He was a son of Roger Schlenker Seasholtz and Helen K. Seasholtz.
He was mortally wounded in action on Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945.
He died on February 23, 1945.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 6, 1943.
He was originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was married to Virginia A. Ley on April 18, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 11, 1948.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member Tom Myers for the nice photos of Roger Seasholtz's memorial headstone marker.
Roger Fred Seasholtz served as a Captain in Company B, 4th Tank Battalion, Division Special Troops, 4th Marine Division, United States Marine Corps during World War II.
He also served in the Headquarters and Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, among other units he served in.
He was a son of Roger Schlenker Seasholtz and Helen K. Seasholtz.
He was mortally wounded in action on Iwo Jima on February 20, 1945.
He died on February 23, 1945.
He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 6, 1943.
He was originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was married to Virginia A. Ley on April 18, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was interred in the Gettysburg National Cemetery on June 11, 1948.
NOTE: Many thanks to Find A Grave member Tom Myers for the nice photos of Roger Seasholtz's memorial headstone marker.
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ROGER FRED
SEASHOLTZ
PENNSYLVANIA
CAPT USMC
WORLD WAR II
MAY 15 1918
FEBRUARY 23 1945
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