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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Bernard Thomas York

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Jane York

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERGEANT, 2ND MARINE DIVISION. BASIC TRAINING AT PARRIS ISLAND 1942. DUTY STATIONS: QUANTICO, VIRGINIA; BURN CITY, INDIANA; HASTINGS, NEBRASKA; SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. SHIPPED OUT ON USS SANBORN AND SAW MILITARY ACTION ON SAIPAN, TINIAN, AND OKINAWA, 1945. INJURED IN KAMIKAZE ATTACK. TRANSFERRED TO U.S. FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT SEPARATION CENTER, PORT DEPOSIT, MARYLAND, 1946.