Armstrong, Paul Edward "Tommy"

Date of birth:: April 1st, 1917 (Hawkins County/Tennessee, United States)
Date of death:: May 6th, 1942 (Corregidor, Philippines)
Mentioned on:: American Cemetery and Memorial Manila
Service number:: 261240
Nationality:: American

Biography

September 17, 1937: Enlisted in Macon, Georgia and subsequent boot training in Parris Island.
November 1937: Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines
April 1939: In Quantico with Company B
From August 1939: In Shanghai with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines
December 1939: Private First Class
September 1940: Corporal
1941: Deployed to the Philippines with the 4th Marines. In this year promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Company K.
Spring 1942: Assigned to Headquarters Company, 4th Marines

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private First Class (Marine)
Unit:: Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army

Posthumously awarded