World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sylvester Benton Heath
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Meridian, Oklahoma
Honored By
Family & Friends
SERVED IN THE 4TH AND THEN THE 6TH MARINE DIVISION AS AN AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN AND FIELD ARTILLERY CREWMAN, TAKING PART IN THE INVASIONS OF GUAM AND OKINAWA, BEFORE MOVING ON TO CONFRONT THE JAPANESE IN TSINGTAO, CHINA AT WAR’S END. A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT WOUNDED SEVERAL TIMES IN BATTLE, HE WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL 1ST PLATOON, I COMPANY TO SURVIVE THE BLOODY ISLAND CAMPAIGNS.