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Born: 02/07/1922 Died: 08/23/2012 Branch: Army Air Corps Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Staff Sergeant Battles: Unit/Ship: Served In: South Pacific; New Guinea, Solomon Islands; Western…

Born: 03/22/1918 Died: 07/21/2010 Branch: Marines Commendation: War Served: WWII Rank: Major Battles: Bougainville Unit/Ship: 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps; 4th Raider Battalion Served In: Quantico,…

Born: 02/25/1919 Died: 03/23/2014 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Warrant Officer Battles: Guadalcanal; Gilbert Islands; Marshal Islands; Invasion of Philippines; Leyte Gulf;…

Born: 12/20/1920 Died: Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Seaman First Class Battles: Battle of Leyte Gulf, Guadalcanal Campaign Unit/Ship: Navy Seabees, Naval Construction…

Born: 05/15/1920 Died: 09/02/2012 Branch: Navy Commendation: War Served: WW II Rank: Machinist Mate Battles: Pearl Harbor; Guadalcanal; Mono Island; Battle of Coral Sea; Battle of the Santa Cruz…

Born: 01/25/1920 Died: 07/31/2010 Branch: Army Commendation: War Served: Korean, WW II Rank: Colonel Battles: Solomon Islands Unit/Ship: 169th Infantry Regiment Served In: Camp Blanding, FL; Camp…