A Letter From Guadacanal

A letter written 23 September 1942 from Les Skurr, who was at Guadalcanal, to his buddy, Elden Emmons, was printed in the Ontonagon Herald newspaper on 17 December 1942:


As a Marine in the Pacific Theater in World War II, PFC Skurr also mentioned Tulagi Island.

In 1920 Les was the baby of the family:

1920 MI Ontonagon, Ontonagon, ___ Court House
Skurr, Mrs. Veula (Venla/Wendla), head, 53, wd 1891 Na Sweden Sweden Sweden
", Gust, son, 28, MI US Sweden, laborer - lath mill
", Hilda, daughter, No Occupation
", Vauer, son, 24, laborer - woods
", Mary, daughter, 17, Domestic - Private Home
", Amelia, dau, 15
", John, son, 12
", Ester, dau, 10
", Agnes, dau, 8
", Leslie, son, 2 8/12, b. MI

Leslie Skurr (1917 - 1943) was buried in Hawaii in 1949, according to information found here.
Skurr, Leslie J, b. 05/31/1917, d. 01/24/1943, PFC USMC WW II, Plot: Q 888, bur. 06/17/1949. Find-A-Grave also has PFC Skurr's burial information here, including information that he was from Michigan.