Name:
Lee Neil Minier
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
22760
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Prospect Cemetery, Prospect, Oneida County, New York, USA
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Lee Neil Minier was born in 1917, in Pike County, Illinois. He was the son of Jolette McGrew Minier. He was a member of Edson's Raider, the first American Commando unit.
He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.