World War II Honoree

Joseph V. Nevitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Dallas, Texas

Honored By

Children

SERVED AS A FIGHTER PILOT AND 1ST LIEUTENANT, WITH THE FIGHTER SQUADRON VMF-155, MARINE AIR GROUP 31, 4TH MARINE AIR WING. FLEW THE F4U CORSAIR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WHILE BASED ON THE ISLAND OF KWAJALEIN DURING THE MARSHALL ISLANDS CAMPAIGN, FROM OCTOBER, 1944 TO APRIL, 1945. HE SIGNED UP FOR AN EXTRA SIX MONTHS IN THE PACIFIC AND JOINED SQUADRON VMF-114, BASED ON THE ISLAND OF PELELIU IN THE PALAU GROUP OF ISLANDS. FOLLOWING 3 MONTHS DUTY ON PELELIU, HE RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN TIME FOR THE V-J DAY CELEBRATION IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LATER BECAME A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT BARIN FIELD IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.