World War II Honoree

Clarence Charles Chatelain

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Marksville, Louisiana

Honored By

Susan Young

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS ON JULY 29, 1940 AND TOOK BOOT CAMP TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THEN ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE NAVAL STATION ON MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL PRISON ON MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. IN JUNE 1942, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 22ND MARINE REGIMENT, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY AT CAMP ELLIOT, CALIFORNIA. THE REGIMENT MOVED TO BRITISH WESTERN SAMOA ABOARD THE USS LURLINE AND AFTER 17 MONTHS OF DEFENSE DUTY, THE REGIMENT MOVED TO MAUI FOR FURTHER TRAINING. HE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL OPERATIONS AND THEN TO GUADALCANAL. SERVED 2 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS OF OVERSEAS DUTY. DISCHARGED FROM THE MARINES IN 1946 AS A CORPORAL.