Language
English
Nederlands
Search
Toggle navigation
Articles
Overview
Biographies
Documentation
Military
Persecution
Society
Weapons
Codenames
Dictionary
Maps
Timeline
Sights
All countries
My location
Belgium
Canada
England
France
Germany
Netherlands, the
Poland
Scotland
Ukraine
United States of America
News
News
Photo specials
Interviews
Videos
Books
Documentaries and movies
The War Illustrated
Persons
All countries
American (1776-present)
Australian (1901 - present)
Belgian (1830 - present)
British (1707-present)
Canadian (1867 - present)
Dutch
French (9th century-present)
German (1815 - present)
Italian (1805 - present)
Japanese (1600 - present)
Soviet (1917 - 1991)
Awards
All countries
Australia (1901-present, Federal Monarchy)
Belgium (1830-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
Canada (1931-present, Constitutional Monarchy)
France (1870-present, Republic)
Germany (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Italy (1860-1946, Kingdom)
Japan (1868-1945, Empire)
Netherlands, the (1815-present, Kingdom)
Soviet Union (1922-1991, Peoples Republic)
United Kingdom (1801-present, Kingdom)
United States (1776-present, Republic)
Themes
Overview
Routes and travelling tips
Documentation
Military
Persecution
Society
Weapons
More information
Documents
War Diaries
Archives
About us / FAQ
Advertise
API
App
Donate to STIWOT
Partners
Contributors
Our books
Jobs
Contact
Schakel naar Nederlands
Search
TracesOfWar needs your help!
Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to
stiwot.nl
and donate!
Home
Persons
Meyer, Quentin "Monk"
Meyer, Quentin "Monk"
Date of birth:
November 10th, 1920
Date of death:
May 11th, 1945 (Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan)
Buried on:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Plot: D. Grave: 279.
Nationality:
American
Biography
Do you have more information about this person?
Inform us!
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
First Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
4th Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
,
HQ
,
1st Marine Division "The Old Breed"
,
U.S. Marine Corps
For action performed in 1944 at the island Peleliu, Palau in the Pacific Ocean.
Citation unavailable.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
First Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
4th Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
,
HQ
,
1st Marine Division "The Old Breed"
,
U.S. Marine Corps
Sources
- Sloan, B., The Ultimate Battle – Okinawa 1945, The Last Epic Struggle of World War II, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, New York, U.S.A., 2007
-
American Battle Monuments Commission
Photo
Related locations
Helaas geen map gevonden.