Name:
David Eugene Ballard
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
488831
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
David Eugene Ballard was born in Oklahoma. He was the son of David Crockett Ballard and Allie B. Chilcoat Ballard.
He served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.