World War II Honoree

Ronald L. Beasley

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Meridian, Mississippi

Honored By

Linda Kinne

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED ON MAY 21, 1943. BOOT CAMP AT MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. BRIEF TOURS OF DUTY AT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AND CAMP ELLIOTT, SAN DIEGO. DEPARTED THE U.S. ON DECEMBER 6, 1943. JOINED E COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT, 3RD MARINE DIVISION IN JANUARY 1944. LANDED ON GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS ON JULY 21, 1944. WOUNDED ON D-DAY RETURNING TO UNIT. A WEEK LATER, UNIT IN RESERVE AT IWO JIMA (DID NOT LAND). RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN DECEMBER 1945.