Rank and Name, Private First Class Michael Matthew Arbisi.
Unit/Placed in, 2nd Battalion (E-Comp), 1st Marines, Marine Corps.
Michael is born approx. on Aug. 17, 1923 in Missouri.
Father, Jasper Arbisi.
Mother, Juanita Marie Arbisi.
Sister(s), Anna, Theresa, Angelina, Lena and Lucille Arbisi.
Michael enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 814018.
Michael was KIA during the Landing at Peleliu, his LVT got hit by the Japanese Crossfire on Sept. 16, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Marine corps Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Michael is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Thanks to, https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Peleliu/index.html
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160607.htm
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
