World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Peter Julien Ortiz
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Jean Ortiz & Lt. Col. Peter J. Ortiz, Jr. USMC
Relationship
Wife & Son
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS ON JUNE 22, 1942 AND SERVED WITH THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES AS A MAJOR IN MOROCCO, TUNISIA AND FRANCE DURING WWII. ALSO SERVED WITH THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION (1939 - 1941). AWARDED 2 PURPLE HEARTS, LEGION OF MERIT WITH 'V' DEVICE FOR COMBAT SERVICE, 2 U.S. NAVY CROSSES FOR VALOR AND HEROISM. MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY DIVISION), CHEVALIER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR AND CROIX DE GUERRE WITH 5 CITATIONS AND PARACHUTE BADGE.