Name:
George Raymond Dreher
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
17235
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Maine
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
N
Row:
Grave:
1015
Decoration:
Bronze Star
Comments:
George Raymond Dreher was born on November 29, 1919, in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Richard C. Dreher. He was married to Carolyn Miles.
Dreher graduated from Harvard College in 1942 and was on the hockey and football squads. Before entering the Marines, he worked for a Boston Insurance firm. He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.
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