DOB/DOD: December 31, 1924 (New Haven, CT) – March 7, 1945; 20 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 193 Lombard Street, New Haven
ENLISTMENT: August 18, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts
SERVICE NUMBER: 891329
UNIT: Company A, 5th Engineer Battalion, 5th Marine Division
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0533, Demolition Specialist
FAMILY: The only son born to William (1902-1976) and Josephine Coleman Maley (1904-1979). 1
CIRCUMSTANCES: Boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, in the Fall of 1943. In early 1944, assigned to Company A, 16th Marines (Engr), 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, and then the Engineer Battalion, 5th Marine Division, in the summer of 1944. Died of gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
New Haven High School, Class of ‘43
Certificate from the U.S. Marine Corps, likely to his parents. Found on FindAGrave.com. 4
Initially buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima, Grave 1162, Row 9, Plot 5. Repatriated and buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, 1063 Evergreen Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut; Section E, Plot I, Lot S4. Photos by Jeff DeWitt.
1 – 1940 census https://www.ancestry.com/cs/1940-census
2 – USMC Casualty Card received via FOIA request
3 – USMC Muster Rolls: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1089/
4 – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102830359