Name:
Samuel Duncan Puller
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Serial Number:
4727
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Section N
Row:
Grave:
Site 1554
Decoration:
Comments:
Samuel Duncan Puller was born on October 27, 1905, in King William County, Virginia. He was the son of Matthew Miller Puller and Martha Richardson "Pattie" Leigh Puller. He was married to Mildred S. Puller.
He served in the Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Lieutenant Colonel during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.