World War II Honoree

Francis George Pawli

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Flint, Michigan

Honored By

Family

SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION, PIONEER BATTALION. TRAINED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER. PERFORMED DEMOLITION DUTIES, AND SERVED AS THE BATTALION CLERK. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC IN AUSTRALIA AND ON NUMEROUS ISLANDS SUCH AS THE SOLOMONS, NEW GUINEA, NEW ZEALAND,THE CAROLINA ISLAND OF PELELIU, AND IN THE U.S., ON PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.