Name:
James Edward Herrell
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
356128
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Edward Herrell was born on February 17, 1922, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He was the son of Oliver William "Ollie" Herrell and Pauline Theresa Wooldridge Kuntz.
He served in Company B, 1st 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.