Alfred Hoyle WWII Service Record
Last summer (‘18) I had the National Archives send me my Grandfather’s service record (55 pages, lots of insurance forms). There’s a link to that set of documents below. From Alfred Hoyle’s pay record , I’m starting to piece together what I think Grandpa did during WWII. Looks like basic training at Parris Island SC, Mechanic’s training at Camp Lejune NC and then deployed to 2nd Marines 2nd Separate Engineer Battalion in the Pacific. Likely saw / experienced some / all of the Battle of Okinawa . The 2nd Marines did their occupation time in Nagasaki (atomic bomb #2), which matches what I've heard about Grandpa's service I have very few stories from his time in the Marines (one I do have, I’ve added as a likely event with the historical context below). I don’t think he spoke much of his time. I will bug John this summer (and now). If you've got stories you know / remember, I'd like to capture them. Marine PFCs made $54 / month during WWII. Please