World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Hecht
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Yonkers, New York
Honored By
Joseph Hecht
ONE OF THE FIRST TO LAND ON SAIPAN, THEN TINIAN AND THEN OKINAWA. WE WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN THE SURROUNDING ISLANDS OFF OKINAWA, WAS DROPPED SEPTEMBER 1945. 2ND MARINE DIVISION, 8TH REGIMENT. DID GARRISON DUTY IN JAPAN KUMAMOTO. WOUNDED TWICE IN SAIPAN.