World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harry 'Mink' O'Neill
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joe Arsena
Relationship
Baseball fan
ENTERED SERVICE IN 1941. BY FEBRUARY 1945, HE WAS A FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ON HIS WAY TO IWO JIMA TO HELP SECURE THE ISLAND FOR USE AS A BASE FOR LONG RANGE FIGHTERS TO ESCORT BOMBERS ON THEIR MISSIONS TO JAPAN. ON MARCH 6, 1945, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.