World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marvin K. Paup, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Corinne Paup Mitchell
Relationship
Niece
ACTIVE DUTY 6/24/41. HONORABLE DISCHARGE 11/22/46, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, CORONA, CALIFORNIA. SERVED NEW ZEALAND, TARAWA, HAWAII, SAIPAN, OKINAWA, SAIPAN, JAPAN. SHRAPNEL WOUNDS HEAD AND RIGHT LEG PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE OF TARAWA, GILBERT ISLANDS; SAIPAN AND TINIAN, MARIANA ISLANDS; OKINAWA, RYUKYU RETTO ISLANDS. PARTICIPATED IN OCCUPATION OF KYUANU, JAPAN. INITIALLY DISCHARGED WITH ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS; ADMITTED TO NAVAL HOSPITAL IN CALIFORNIA AT REQUEST OF FATHER DR. MARVIN K. PAUP, SR.