Name:
John Ellsworth Day
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
463140
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
West Union Cemetery, West Union, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Ellsworth Day was born on July 4, 1923, in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Arthur Russell Day and Bertha Edna Dunn Day.
He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.