World War II Honoree

Arthur K. Piepenburg

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Honored By

Arthur K. Piepenburg

SERVED WITH THE MARINE CORPS DETAIL NAVAL OPERATING BASE DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA. PRESENT AT THE ATTACK BY JAPANESE PLANES ON JUNE 4-5, 1942. MEMBER OF THE 5TH MOTOR TRANSPORTATION BATTALION, 5TH MARINE DIVISION DURING THE ATTACK AND INVASION OF IWO JIMA AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. CONTINUED TO SERVE AFTER WWII FROM JUNE 1947 UNTIL JULY 1963. RETIRED AS A MAJOR AND RECEIVED THE NAVY UNIT CITATION, MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON AND OCCUPATION RIBBON.