Name:
John Joseph Easton
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
391975
Unit:
19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Saint Peters Cemetery, Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, USA
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John Joseph Easton was born on August 15, 1914. He was the son of William Easton and Ellen Easton. Easton attended the Stony Point School and was active in the affairs of the community. He was employed at the Marks store in Stony Point for a time and then at Bear Mountain. Later went to work in New York.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1942 and received kin training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.
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