World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orran Coe Golden
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Vonnie Marshall
ENTERED SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 23, 1945 AT THE OLD POST OFFICE IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AND BEING DISCHARGED ON AUGUST 22, 1946 IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. HE WAS DRAFTED. WENT TO BOOT CAMP IN PARRIS ISLAND AND SEA SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO. HE WAS THEN SENT TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS TO AWAIT ORDERS. ASSIGNED TO THE FLAG SHIP HELENA ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE, LAUNCHED APRIL 28, 1945. SAILED ALL OVER THE WORLD ON THE SHIP, WHICH DID NOT SEE WWII ACTION.