Name:
Eugene Oliver Nichols
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
519753
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-24
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Eugene Oliver Nichols was born on January 21, 1926. He was the son of Hilda T. Bressler Hilty. He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.