Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii - death date: 2 november 1942 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: 23px sergeant - awards: navy cross purple heart - birth date: 27 march 1915 - serviceyears: 1939-1942 - name: carl walter weiss - branch: united states marine corps - unit: 1st battalion 5th marines - death place: guadalcanal , solomon islands - birth place: detroit , michigan , usa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of carl w. weiss .
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carl walter weiss -lrb- march 27 , 1915 - november 2 , 1942 -rrb- was a united states marine during world war ii , who was killed in action during the battle of guadalcanal .for his distinguished actions on november 1 -- 2 , 1942 , sergeant weiss was posthumously awarded the navy cross .