Name:
Bernie Columbus Minton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
427952
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
C
Row:
Grave:
518
Decoration:
Comments:
Bernie Columbus Minton was born on June 20, 1918, in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama. He was the son of William Edward Minton.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.