Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Haskins, Ohio
Honored By
Janet O'Shea
Relationship
Daughter
DAD WAS AN ARMY SERGEANT WITH THE 81ST DIVISION WHO MADE AN AMPHIBIOUS LANDING ON THE ISLAND OF ANGUAR IN SEPTEMBER 1944. THEY THEN TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE TO HELP THE MARINES SECURE THE ISLAND OF PELELIU. THE 81ST WILDCAT DIVISION WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE OCCUPATION TROOPS TO BE IN JAPAN.