World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl Ponder
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
Colonel L. Gene Sidwell
Relationship
Friend
HE SERVED AS A DEMOLITIONS SPECIALIST AND SERVED 30 MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC. PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL BATTLES INCLUDING TINIAN, RYUKYU, SAIPAN AND OKINAWA. HE WAS A SERGEANT WITH THE 6TH MARINE REGIMENT, 2ND MARINE DIVISION.