Can you help with a Marine???

[SonofaMP]

Ahh, more research to keep me busy

Name: Tadeus J Kinczkowski

Date of Loss: 23 Nov 1943 0

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Rank: PVT

Service Number: 444519

STATUS: Lost at Sea

That was in the time frame of the battle of Tarawa but there was also battles going on at Bougainville where on Feb 17, the transport ship USS McKean (APD 5) was sunk after being torpedoed by japanese aircraft, 64 of her crew and 52 marines were lost.

Also, most Navy ships probably had Marine detachments aboard, even those in the Atlantic and Mediteranian at that time so we gotta do alot of digging on this one. Again, it would help if we had his Division or Regiment number.

 

Larry