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Surnames: CADDY
Classification: Military
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BJH.2ACEB/77
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Source:
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm
Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along
information that may be useful.*
CADDY, WILLIAM ROBERT
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 8 August
1925, Quincy, Mass. Accredited to: Massachusetts. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a
rifleman with Company 1, 3d Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, in action
against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, 3
March 1945. Consistently aggressive, Pfc. Caddy boldly defied shattering Japanese
machinegun and small arms fire to move forward with his platoon leader and another marine
during the determined advance of his company through an isolated sector and, gaining the
comparative safety of a shell hole, took temporary cover with his comrades. Immediately
pinned down by deadly sniper fire from a well-concealed position, he made several
unsuccessful attempts to again move forward and then, joined by his platoon leader,
engaged the enemy in a fierce exchange!
of hand grenades until a Japanese grenade fell beyond reach in the shell hole.
Fearlessly disregarding all personal danger, Pfc. Caddy instantly dived on the deadly
missile, absorbing the exploding charge in his own body and protecting the others from
serious injury. Stouthearted and indomitable, he unhesitatingly yielded his own life that
his fellow marines might carry on the relentless battle against a fanatic enemy. His
dauntless courage and valiant spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of certain death
reflect the highest credit upon Pfc. Caddy and upon the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly
gave his life for his comrades.
**Awarded Posthumously.
Burial: Honolulu, Hawaii in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Born: 1925 QUINCY, MA
Died: 1945 KILLED IN ACTION
Additional Information and cemetery monument photo:
http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_af/caddy_william_hi.html
BIO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Caddy
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