World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Milton Whitcomb
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Little Falls, New York
Honored By
Family
ENLISTED IN U.S. MARINE CORPS ON 7/29/41. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER, PILOTING PBY AIRCRAFT. SERVED IN JAPAN DURING U.S. OCCUPATION AND WAS HELICOPTER PILOT IN THE KOREAN WAR. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. LEFT MARINE CORPS AFTER SERVING 15 YEARS, WITH RANK OF CAPTAIN.