Name:
Vernon Coverston
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
270429
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
California
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Plot:
E
Row:
Grave:
643
Decoration:
Comments:
Vernon Coverston was born on December 12, 1917, in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California. He was the son of David C. Coverston and Harriet Marchy Knight Coverston.
He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 28, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.