Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Mount Carmel, Illinois
Honored By
Nancy J. Fritz
Relationship
Cousin
KYLE SERVED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS IN WWII. HE WAS IN THE FIRST WAVE OF MARINES WHO LANDED ON IWO JIMA. HE ALSO SERVED IN GUAM, SAIPAN AND TARAWA. HE RECEIVED THREE PURPLE HEARTS FOR HIS INJURIES DURING THESE BATTLES AND CARRIED SHRAPNEL IN HIS LEFT LEG TODAY FROM HIS INJURIES.