STRINGFIELD, CHARLES/ BERT Jan 10, 1943 age 21 KIA Solomon Islands

BERT MACK aka CHARLES STRINGFIELD, b. July 31, 1922 Michigan d Jan 10, 1943 Killed in Action Solomon Islands

Pvt 404590 Co F  2ndBn, 2ndMar, 2ndMarDiv

Buried Ft Rosencrans Nati’l Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Parents: Charles A. b. Kansas & Daisy H. (Mack) b. Redford, MI.
Siblings: Alice Catherine, Peggy Lee, Ella J.


The research on Stringfield was complicated. The plaque reads ‘Charles Stringfield’. Thought I had the correct one,same name as shown on census for 1940 & 1930. Had middle initial ‘B’. But suddenly Charles turned into Bert Mack – same smother, same address, same siblings with slight name variation. To complicate matters more, both are listed in USMC casualty cards with different serial number, date of death, and units. Grandfather was named Bert Stringfield and Daisy’s maiden name is Mack. And neither Charles nor Bert show up in any RHS yearbooks; he attended but didn’t graduate which fits with the family’s frequent moves. The data above is for Bert Mack. Cannot find any additional info on Charles re enlistment, census unrelated to Daisy, gravesite other than the casualty card  where he is Charles Bertrand #565859; the card states he was wounded in action May 17, 1945 Guadalcanal. However on the state casualty report for Bert, Daisy is the family member noted, at the Fielding house where they lived from 1930 when he was listed as Charles.

Father Charles Anderson was a carpenter when he died Oct 24, 1937 of stomach cancer in Detroit age 43. He was born in Garden City, Kansas the place made infamous by the brutal killed covered by “In Cold Blood”.  He married Daisy June 27, 1922. The family lived at 15045 Fielding for over 13 years; the house site is another empty Detroit lot. Alice Catherine also became Katherine. Both parents are buried in Redford’s Bell Branch cemetery.

In checking the Marine Corp casualty list I discovered they have a database for WWII War Dogs – dogs in service killed or wounded. They, too, are remembered.



Guadalcanal is one of the Solomon Islands. Seems quite a coincidence that both Charles and Bert Mack fought there.  Found photos of the temporary cemetery on Guadalcanal, from which the fallen were later moved. And it is a very young looking Bert in his Marine uniform. And the mystery remains of Charles Bertrand Stringfield, #565859…



Guadalcanal -Temporary Cemetery