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Calvin W. Roden

Private, US Army

Service #34101008

Assigned to the
169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division
Pacific Theater of Operations

Died on August 12, 1943
On New Georgia, Solomon Islands, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

Final Burial Location:
Oak Grove Cemetery
Marion County, Alabama, USA

FindAGrave.com Memorial 176344044

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Campaign
Service Medal

Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PVT Roden was born June 18, 1916
and National Archive Records indicate he entered the US Army from Winston County,
Alabama, Enlisting at Fort McClellan Alabama on April 8, 1941.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is not listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

Note 1: The death location, "On New Georgia, Solomon Islands" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PVT Roden, this location was not verified by eyewitness statement or official After Action Report. Rescarching multiple online sources, this location was estimated based on:

A. The Find A Grave website grave marker photo shows his assigned unit as the 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division, his date of birth as June 18, 1916 and his date of death on August 12, 1943, age 27.

B. The location of his unit, the 43rd Infantry Division, was landing on New Georgia and conducting offensive operations July thru August 1943.

Anyone with a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER

34101008

NAME

RODEN CALVIN W.

RESIDENCE: STATE

#1 - Undefined Code (ALABAMA?)

RESIDENCE: COUNTY

133 - Undefined Code (133 Actual is WINSTON County)

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

4130 - FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

4/8/1941 - April 8, 1941

GRADE, ALPHA

8 - Private

BRANCH: CODE

00 - Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

TERM OF ENLISTMENT

7 - Enlistment for the Philippine Department

LONGEVITY

Undefined Code

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL

0 - Civil Life

NATIVITY

41 - ALABAMA

YEAR OF BIRTH

1918 - (Actual as listed by Find A Grave is 6/18/1916) June 18, 1916

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP

1 - White, citizen

EDUCATION

0 - Grammar school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION

721 -Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators

MARITAL STATUS

6 - Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY

7 - Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #

#, 0753, 1.270

Online Related Information:

No Additional Data Available at This Time

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