World War II Honoree

Jesse Theodore Arrant

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Homestead, Florida

Honored By

Elizabeth Arrant Fisher and Michael A. Arrant

Relationship

Children

DATE OF ENTRY; AUGUST 20, 1940. DATE OF SEPARATION; APRIL 13, 1947. SERVED WITH 4TH RAIDER BATTALION IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. ACTIVITY INCLUDED: COMBAT AT ZIETA VILLAGE AND NEW GEORGIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS FROM JULY 4, 1943 TO AUGUST 29, 1943. MEMBER OF THE DETACHMENT THAT HELD OUT FOR 3 WEEKS AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES, WHEN THE 37TH ARMY DIVISION FAILED TO MAKE CONTACT. PARTICIPATED IN SEIZURE OF EMIRAU ISLAND ON MARCH 20, 1944. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST ENEMY AT GUAM THROUGH AUGUST 27, 1944.