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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Luther B. Elmgren

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Columbia, South Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED ABOARD THE USS ALABAMA (BB-60) IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER UNTIL JULY 1945 WHEN TRANSFERRED TO FLEET MARINE FORCE, PACIFIC. LANDED IN JAPAN ON AUGUST 30, 1945 WITH THE FIRST OCCUPATION FORCES 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE FORMAL SURRENDER ON THE BATTLESHIP MISSOURI (BB-63) IN TOKYO BAY. RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN OCTOBER 1945 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MAY 1946.