Name:
Craig Gene Speedling
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
308537
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-24
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA
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Craig Gene Speedling was born on April 27, 1923. He was the son of Lenzie Leroy Speedling and Hazel Naomi Gray Speedling.
He served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.