World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
F. L. 'Hank' Cusack
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Muir, Michigan
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
THE DAY AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, ENLISTED IN THE NAVY. HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION GENE TUNNEY CONDUCTED HIS SWEARING IN. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SARATOGA CV-3. PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORT OF THE LANDINGS AT GUADALCANAL IN AUGUST 1942 AND IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN DECEMBER 1942. SAW FURTHER ACTION AT TARAWA AND MAKIN IN 1943, THE MARSHALL ISLANDS AND SUMATRA IN 1944, AND IWO JIMA IN FEBRUARY 1945. RETURNED A DECORATED VETERAN FROM THE WAR AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.