Quentin Ray Sitton

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 Defense Service Medal Awarded for service between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941 under orders to active duty for a period of 12 months or longer.
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.
Note that this list may not include all awarded medals, devices, unit citations or qualification badges. PVT Sitton may have earned the USMC Good Conduct Medal.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found or Not Found:
Yes Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623
No  Eyewitness Statement or Report
Yes Grave Marker Photo(s), Find A Grave
No  Official USMC/US Navy After Action Report
No  Photo of veteran, Find A Grave
Yes Washington Newspaper Obit, Find A Grave
No  WWII Draft Card Data

WWII Draft Card Data
 - None Found

Note 1: The death location, "On Corregidor Island, Philippines" is based on the best information available at this time. In the case of PVT Sitton, this location was estimated on:

A. His Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623, identifies his assigned unit as Company M, 3rd Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor, Philippine Island and date of death on January 23, 1942.

B. At the time PVT Sitton was Killed In Action the 3rd Battalion, Fourth Marines, was conducting defensive combat operations on Corregidor Island, Philippines during January 1942.

C. The US Marine Corps History Division records: SITTON, Quentin Ray, 265953, CoM, 3rdBn, 4thMar, Corregidor, Philippine Is, January 23, 1942, killed in action.

D. The States Summary of War Casualties records: SITTON, Quentin Ray, Pvt., USMC. Father, Mr. William F. Sitton, Box 180, Washtucna, Wash.

E. Further information on the Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor can be found at Wikipedia site Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Corregidor.

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