Date of birth:

(Normal/Illinois, United States)

Nationality:

American

Enlisted in 1942, he saw action as Marine in the fierce fighting for Guadalcanal, Bouganville, Guam and Okinawa. Harold Berg had guard duty at USS Missouri on the day the Japanese signed the surrender in Tokyo Bay.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Raiders, U.S. Marine Corps

During fierce fighting for Guadalcanal, Berg was bayoneted in the leg by a Japanese soldier, who was thought to be dead. The Japanese soldier was shot afterwards.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

4th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division "The Striking Sixth", U.S. Marine Corps

For shoulder, hand, chest and face injuries sustained from an enemy grenade in Guam and Okinawa.

Second Purple Heart

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