Name:
Nelson Finley, Jr. Whipps
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
516988
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
California
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Nelson Finley “Neil” Whipps Jr. was born on January 29, 1926, in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. He was the son of Nelson Finley Whipps Sr. and Irma M. Miller Bachelder.
He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. His body was not recovered.