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WWII Killed in Action List "M"

	SC2c Ralph MacDonald was killed in action at Iwo Jima when a truck he was being transported in struck a land mine on 16 April 1945. He served with the 106th Naval Construction Battalion. MacDonald was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Maine. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	MM2c Carl Edwin Malone was killed in action on 4 December 1943 at Finschhafen, during an enemy bombing. During the air raid, he was struck in the back by a large bomb fragment. He served with the 60th Naval Construction Battalion. Malone was buried at US Armed Cemetery, Scarlet Beach, New Guinea and reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
	SF2c John Mansfield was killed in action on Guadalcanal while deployed with the 27th Naval Construction Battalion on 1 February 1943. Mansfield volunteered to man the .50 cal on the PT boat as part of a security detail. The boat was caught in the middle of Japanese naval vessels and received a direct hit killing the men aboard. His remains were not recovered. In memory of Mansfield, the 27th Naval Construction Battalion memorialized him by naming a newly constructed baseball stadium on the island after him named "Mansfield Stadium." He was later memorialized at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	SF1c Aaron Weaver Martin was killed in action at Vella LaVella on 4 November 1943 while serving with the 82nd Naval Construction Battalion. Martin was buried at Army, Navy, Marine Cemetery, Vella LaVella and reinterred at Saint Stephen United Church of Christ Cemetery in New Holland, Pennsylvania. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	MM3c John Martin was killed in action at Okinawa on 13 April 1945. He drown during the initial invasion while serving with the 145th Naval Construction Battalion. He was buried at the 1st Marine Division Cemetery, Okinawa and reinterred at Sunnyside Cemetery, Hudson, New Hampshire. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
	MM3c Theodore Clyde Martin was killed in action at Iwo Jima on 26 March 1945, while serving with the 90th Naval Construction Battalion. Martin was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Chico Cemetery in Chico, California. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	PTR3c Robert John Martin was killed in action from wounds received in the chest and arm while on the beach at Iwo Jima on 23 February 1945. He died while being hoisted aboard transport and was buried at sea. He served with the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. Martin is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	MM3c Blair Cramer McCann died of a gunshot wound to the head received in enemy action during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He died on 20 February 1945 while aboard the USS BAYFIELD APA-33 and was buried at sea. McCann is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	WT2c Julius Cecil McCarty was killed in action during the initial invasion of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945 while serving with the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. McCarty was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana.
	CM2c Loyd McCaslin was killed in action while in combat after being hit by shrapnel on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands on 4 March 1944. He served with the 40th Naval Construction Battalion. McCaslin was buried at Los Negros Cemetery and reinterred at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Oklahoma. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	SF3c Edward McGuire was killed in action on Peleliu while serving with the 73rd Naval Construction Battalion. McGuire was buried at Munda Cemetery and later reburied at Calvary Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	ChCarp Thomas Young McKinney was killed in action on 19 February 1945 at Iwo Jima while serving with the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. McKinney was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Forest Park Cemetery in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	CM1c Franklin Meetze stepped on a land mine and was killed in action killed at Torokina, Bougainville on 3 September 1944. He served with the 6th Special Naval Construction Battalion. Meetze was buried on Bougainville and reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	S2c Lawrence "Bucky" Meyer was killed in action on Guadalcanal while working on a gasoline barge which sustained a direct hit from enemy bombs on 16 October 1942. He served with the 6th Naval Construction Battalion. S2c Meyers was buried at 1st Marine Division Cemetery, Guadalcanal and reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for previous action, Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	CMoMMA Paul Michaux was killed in action on 10 February 1945 after being shot by a Japanese sniper. Michaux was serving with Construction Battalion Detachment 1059 on Guam when he was fatally killed. He was buried at Army, Navy & Marine Cemetery #2, Guam and reinterred at Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	S2c Orie Millard Jr. was killed in action at Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, while serving with the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. Millard was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Mateo, California. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	MM3c Thomas Milliken was killed in action at Los Negros on 4 March 1944 after being hit by shrapnel during combat. Milliken was buried at Los Negros Cemetery and reinterred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	CCM Conrad Millis was killed in action in the early morning hours of 6 June 1944 during the initial invasion of Normandy while serving with Naval Combat Demolition Unit 45 (NCDU-45). NCDU-45 landed at Normandy eight minutes ahead of schedule at 0625 hours on the beach sector code-named EASY RED, where they disembarked and began placing small satchel charges on the obstacles in the water. With minimal enemy resistance, they successfully blew a 100-yard line of obstacles at 0650. Almost immediately after the men fired their first shot, German machine guns and artillery zeroed in on the men from the bluffs above. Refusing to remain pinned down, Chief Millis grabbed a roll of primacord and sprinted from obstacle to obstacle, placing and wiring charges before being killed. He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. NCDU-45 was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their actions on D-Day.
	S1c George Frank Mitchell was killed in action during the initial invasion of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945 while serving with the 133th Naval Construction Battalion. Mitchell was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Paxtang Cemetery in Paxtang, Pennsylvania. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	F1c Marcelo Gino Montesi was killed in action at Saipan on 16 June 1944. He served with the 121st Naval Construction Battalion. Montesi was buried at sea and memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	CM2c Loran Moore was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy on 10 June 1944 while serving with the 111th Naval Construction Battalion. He was buried at the First American Cemetery, St. Laurent Sector and reinterred at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
	S1c Fred Morrow was killed in action off Koli Point, Guadalcanal when the SS John H. Couch was torpedoed on 11 October 1943. His remains were not recovered. Declared missing in action on 11 October 1943. Declared presumptive dead on 12 October 1944. Morrow served with the 4th Special Naval Construction Battalion and is memorialized at Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	CM2c Herbert George Moxey was killed in action at Iwo Jima during the initial invasion on 19 February 1945. He served with the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion. Moxey was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Woodburn Cemetery in Woodburn, Illinois. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.
	MM1c Maurice James Mulhall was wounded in action at Normandy beach, France on 16 June 1944 after an enemy mine exploded and shrapnel punctured his back. He died enroute to hospital in England. Mulhall served with the 111th Naval Construction Battalion. Mulhall was buried at Brookwood Military Cemetery, UK, and reinterred at Saint Patricks Cemetery in Natick, Massachusetts. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
	CMM Willard Murphy was hit in the chest by shrapnel during the Invasion of Salerno while serving with Construction Battalion Detachment 1006 on 9 September 1943. Murphy transferred to HMS Hospital Ship St. David #27 and them to British 100th General Hospital. He passed on 12 September 1943 from wounds received in the line of duty. He 7is buried at the American Cemetery, Constantine, Algeria. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.
	S1c Blake Musselman was killed in action on 12 January 1944 on Stirling Island while deployed with the 87th Naval Construction Battalion. During an enemy bomb attack, S1c Blake Musselman, who was piloting a pontoon barge, was killed in action. He was 23 years old. Musselman was interned in the cemetery at Filami Village, Mono Island and later reburied at Riverside Cemetery in Defiance, Ohio. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal.