Name:
John Cox Wike
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
17793
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1994-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
C
Row:
Grave:
1471
Decoration:
Comments:
John Cox Wike was born on August 27, 1914, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.