Name:
Bobby Gordon McCracken
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
324136
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Section M
Row:
Grave:
Site 156
Decoration:
Comments:
Bobby Gordon McCracken was born on October 3, 1923. He was the son of Clem Tilman McCracken Sr. and Vida Maye Yow McCracken.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Platoon Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.