Personal Muster Roll History

Company C, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment

Muster Roll Personal History

Roy E. Jones

• 1. July 1942 Pvt. Original member of C-1-23 from 9th Marines. 22-31, General duty. (North Carolina)

  2. Aug 1942 1-31 Mess duty.

  3. Sept 1942 21-27, furlough

  4. Oct 1942 General duty

  5. Nov 1942 12th, promoted to PFC from Pvt., to rank from 24-Oct-42

  6. Dec 1942 1-15 Co. barber 16-21, furlough; 22-31 Company barber

  7. Jan 1943 Company barber

  8. Feb 1943 Company barber

  9. March 1943 Company barber

  10. Apr 1943 Company barber

  11. May 1943 Acting Squad leader & company barber

  12. June 1943 Acting Squad leader & company barber

  13. July 1943 Acting Squad leader, 5-11 Troop movement to Camp Pendelton, Oceanside 18-22, Temp duty at Individual Combat school, Courthouse Bay, Post

  14. Aug 1943 1-6 Acting squad leader; 7-17 furlough 18-31 Acting squad leader

  15. Sept 1943 1 - Acting squad leader; 2-21 Acting Assistant Squad leader 22nd Promoted to Corporal 22-30 Assistant Squad leader.

  16. Oct 1943 Assistant Squad Leader, General Duty.

  17. Nov 1943 Note G

  18. Dec 1943 (In hospital) transferred to base.

  19. (Later Roy was transferred trans to 21st Marines, 3rd Marine Division. See narrative in Chapter 7 of History)

  20. Feb 1945 KIA Iwo Jima