Name:
Waverly Byron Radford
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
465333
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
West Virginia
Cemetery:
Radford Cemetery, Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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Waverly Byron Radford was born on May 7, 1922, in Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia. He was the son of Byron Joseph Lewis Radford.
He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.