Name:
Rex Gilbert Estes
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
403012
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Arizona
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
MA
Row:
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Rex Gilbert Estes was born on February 6, 1925. He was the son of James R. Estes and Norma Kathryn Estes.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th 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. He has a cenotaph at
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA.