World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Vaughn Orris Now
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Celina, Ohio
Honored By
Bertha L. Now
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED MARINE CORPS IN JUNE 1943; BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; RADIO SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. FIELD TRAINING AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, AFTER TRAINING SERVED AS RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 8TH AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR BATTALION. FROM ITS INCEPTION UNTIL IT WAS DISBANDED IN 1945. SERVED IN PAVUVU, SOLOMON ISLANDS; THE OKINAWA INVASION, WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON APRIL 6, 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR THIS. RETURNED TO DUTY WITH 8TH AMPHIBIAN BATTALION. THE UNIT THEN WENT TO GUAM WHERE IT WAS DISBANDED. THEN ASSIGNED TO A 155MM HOWITZER BATTALION. FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE RETURNING HOME. DISCHARGED AT BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND IN MARCH 1946.