DOB/DOD: August 30, 1923 (Nashua, NH) – February 21, 1945; 21 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 17 Raymond Street, New Britain
ENLISTMENT: March 19, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts
SERVICE NUMBER: 845676
UNIT: Company G, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0746, Automatic Rifleman
STATUS: MISSING IN ACTION
FAMILY: Born to George (1896-1965) and Pauline Lucier McAdoo (1897-1941). Third born of eight children. Siblings are Olin (1920-1982), Paul (1921-2002), Edwin (1925-1993), Marian (1927-2004), Andrea “Topsy” (1931-2015), Allena (1933-2019), and Colleen (1934-1979). Corporal McAdoo’s mother died when he was a senior in high school. 1 Worked at Tuttle and Bailey in New Britain prior to the service. 4
CIRCUMSTANCES: Boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, in the Spring of 1943. Stayed on as a recruit instructor at Parris Island through the summer of 1943. Transferred to the 4th Marine Division, 24th Marines, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, in January 1944. 7 Also fought on Roi-Namur, Saipan, and Tinian. Died of head wounds received in action at Iwo Jima aboard the USS Logan. Buried at sea at latitude 24° -57N, longitude 141° -44 E. 5 Awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Nashua (NH) High School Class of 1941; honor roll student
From 1-24thmarines.com 2
From the New Britain Herald dated March 27, 1945; contributed by Danielle from the New Britain Public Library, Local History Room, 20 High Street, New Britain, Connecticut.
CPL RAYMOND A. MCADOO MEETS DEATH ON IWO JIMA
Former Tuttle & Bailey Employee Fatally Wounded While Fighting with the Marines February 21
Corporal Raymond Arthur McAdoo, United States Marine Corps, was killed in action on Iwo Jima on February 21, according to a Marine Corps telegram received by his father, George S. McAdoo, of 346 Lasalle Street. He is one of four brothers who are in active service on fighting fronts. Corporal McAdoo was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, graduated from Nashua High School, and attended the New Hampshire State University. He moved with his family to New Britain some time ago and, for a time, he was employed at the Tuttle & Bailey Co., where his father, a widower, is foundry superintendent. He had been in the Marines for about two years and had taken part in several battles prior to that for Iwo Jima. His service brothers are Motor Machinist’s Mate 1/c Paul McAdoo, now in New London after having served 18 months overseas; T/Sgt Olin McAdoo, for the past 32 months in action in France and Germany; and Coxswain Edwin McAdoo, now in the European Theater.
Honored on the New Britain Veterans Memorial at the corner of Main and West Main Street, 27 West Main Street, New Britain. Photos by Jeff DeWitt.
Memorialized at The Honolulu Memorial Courts of the Missing, Court 4, 2177 Puowaina Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii. 3,6
1 – 1940 census https://www.ancestry.com/cs/1940-census
2 – https://1-24thmarines.com/personnel/raymond-a-mcadoo/
3 – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56115586/raymond-arthur-mcadoo
4 – https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238
5 – USMC Casualty Report received via FOIA request
6 – https://abmc.gov
7 – USMC Muster Rolls: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1089/