Name:
James Fleming Riddell
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
476445
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
James Fleming Riddell was born on April 15, 1923, in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. He was the son of Pvt. Everett Edward Riddell and Willie Gertha Booth Riddell.
He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. He was buried at sea.