World War II Honoree

F. Douglas Greenbowe

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

East Orange, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

AMONG TWO SONS IN HIS FAMILY WHO SERVED IN WWII. MACHINE GUNNER AND LATER IN INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE. SERVED EXTENSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING ON GUADALCANAL WITH THE FAMED 1ST MARINE DIVISION. SOME OF THE BATTLEFIELD SCENES HE PAINTED DURING THE WAR WERE LATER COLLECTED BY WARTIME FIRST LADY, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT.