▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁during ▁the ▁Gu adal can al ▁campaign . ▁Se iver ling ▁Jr . ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross . ▁ ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁career ▁Se iver ling ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁at ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁Marine ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Par ris ▁Island , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁for ▁basic ▁training ▁from ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁base ▁at ▁New ▁River , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁on ▁the ▁latter ▁date ▁and ▁served ▁there ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and , ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁fall , ▁was ▁on ▁Gu adal can al ▁helping ▁to ▁wrest ▁control ▁of ▁that ▁island ▁from ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁ ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Navy ▁Cross ▁P vt . ▁Se iver ling ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁during ▁the ▁enemy ▁attack ▁across ▁the ▁Mat an ik au ▁River ▁on ▁that ▁island . ▁When ▁the