World War II Honoree

Dallas Ray Bennett

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Bassett, Nebraska

Honored By

Lois Bennett

Relationship

Wife

SERVED JULY 24, 1940 TO JULY 24, 1946. SERVED IN THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION AND INVADED TULAGI AND GUADALCANAL IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. OUTFIT WAS FIRST TO LAND AND LAST TO LEAVE GUADALCANAL. SERVED IN U.S., SOUTHWEST, MIDDLE AND NORTH PACIFIC THEATERS, NEW ZEALAND, JAPAN, KYUSHU AND HONSHU ISLAND AND ALASKA. SERVED IN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. MEDALS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN THEATER, AMERICAN DEFENSE, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH STARS, NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, WWII OCCUPATION JAPAN, WWII VICTORY AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.