Name:
James Martin McKay
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
842816
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Martin McKay was born on November 16, 1923, in Quitman, Wood County, Texas. He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. he was declared as Missing in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.