World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Wesley Glasscock
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
McDaniels, Kentucky
Honored By
Church Family & Friends
SERVED JUNE 16, 1943 TO APRIL 1, 1946. HE WAS A CORPORAL. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 7, 1946. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN THE PACIFIC AT IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY 27, 1945 TO MARCH 5, 1945. WITNESSED THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG WHEN THE ISLAND HAD BEEN SECURED. HE WAS A RIFLEMAN M-1 EXPERT AND A RIFLE MARKSMAN INSTRUCTOR. AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL ON JULY 4, 1943.