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CPL Donald Edward Reifle

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CPL Donald Edward Reifle

Birth
Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Death
21 Mar 1944 (aged 31)
Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
Burial
Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 16, Row 23, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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USMCR World War II
CPL Donald E. Reifle accidental death Gilbert Is, March 21, 1944
Unit Sea Coast Artillery Group, 2nd Defense Battalion, 5thAC FMF
Hometown:
Parents
service# 348950
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Details of career here.
Died on the Island of Tarawa in the South Pacific, during World War II. Death occurred when he was knocked from the front seat of a guard truck by an open bomb bay door of a B-29. The truck was crossing the end of a landing strip when the accident took place.
USMCR World War II
CPL Donald E. Reifle accidental death Gilbert Is, March 21, 1944
Unit Sea Coast Artillery Group, 2nd Defense Battalion, 5thAC FMF
Hometown:
Parents
service# 348950
Awards: World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Details of career here.
Died on the Island of Tarawa in the South Pacific, during World War II. Death occurred when he was knocked from the front seat of a guard truck by an open bomb bay door of a B-29. The truck was crossing the end of a landing strip when the accident took place.

Inscription

CPL, US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II



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