World War II Honoree

Pascual 'Pat' Uribe Orozco

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Morenci, Arizona

Honored By

Linda, Pat & Donald

Relationship

Children

JOINED THE MARINES IN JANUARY 1943. RECEIVED A LETTER OF COMMENDATION 'FOR MERITORIOUS AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF DUTY WHILE SERVING IN A MARINE RIFLE COMPANY DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY ON TARAWA, GILBERT ISLANDS, ON SAIPAN AND TINIAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, AND ON OKINAWA SHIMA, RYUKYU ISLANDS FROM OCTOBER 10, 1943 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1945.' HE SERVED AS A COMPANY RUNNER. HE ALSO SERVED DUTY IN NAGASAKI AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED.