Pittington, Ira Fulton
First Name
Ira
Middle Name
Fulton
Last Name
Pittington
Suffix Name
Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class
Serial Number
618-80-82
Service Branch
Naval Reserve
Highest Rank
Pharmacist's Mate 2c
War or Action
World War II
Place Of Birth
Longmont, Colorado
County
Logan
Biography

Attended elementary schools in Loveland,and Mount Hope, Colorado. Entered Navy as Hospitalman Second Class on October 10, 1942. Assigned to the Third Battalion, Sixth Marines, Second Marine Division, FMF. Saw action on Tarawa. Recipient of Silver Star medal.

Place Of Burial
Navy Cemetery, Saipan- National Cemetery, Oahu, HA
Place Of Death
Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands
Circumstances
Killed In Action While Attending A Wounded Marine. Received Fatal Injuries From A Mortor Round During Marine Assault Against Japanese Forces On Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands.
Row Number
29
Column Number
5
Panel Number
3

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