World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
David Kenneth Pulkrabek
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Traer, Iowa
Honored By
Hubert O. Caloud
ENTERED U.S. MARINE CORPS ON JUNE 27, 1944. BOOT CAMP IN PLATOON 743, 5TH RECRUIT BATTALION, MARINE CORPS BASE, SAN DIEGO, TRAINING IN 8TH INFANTRY TRAINING BATTALION, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. JOINED 27TH REPLACEMENT DRAFT NOVEMBER 11TH AT CAMP PENDLETON AND LEFT FOR OVERSEAS FROM SAN DIEGO, NOVEMBER 23RD ABOARD THE USAT KOTA AGOENG TO HILO, HAWAII. THERE ON DECEMBER 2ND, THE 27TH REPLACEMENT DRAFT WAS ATTACHED TO SERVICE TROOPS, 5TH MARINE DIVISION. LEFT HAWAII DECEMBER 27, 1944 ABOARD THE USS ATHENE (AKA-22) TO SAIPAN, THEN ON TO D-DAY AT IWO JIMA, FEBRUARY 19, 1945. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF SHIP'S PLATOON ABOARD USS ATHENE UNTIL MARCH 1ST WHEN HE WAS SENT ASHORE AS AN INFANTRY REPLACEMENT TO I COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 26TH MARINES. KILLED IN ACTION THE AFTERNOON OF MARCH 3, 1945 IN AN ATTACK ON HILL 362-B AT THE NORTHERN END OF IWO JIMA.