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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John T. Fillmann

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Trumbull, Connecticut

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

IN JANUARY 1942 HE ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS. HE WAS VERY PROUD OF HIS SERVICE WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION, LANDING ON GUADALCANAL AUGUST 9, 1942 WHERE HE SERVED FOR 6 MONTHS. FOLLOWING A SHORT PERIOD IN AUSTRALIA, HE LANDED ON CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW GUINEA IN DECEMBER 1943, RETURNING HOME TO TRUMBULL ON CHRISTMAS EVE 1944. HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART ON JANUARY 5, 1945 AND WAS THEN STATIONED AT QUANTICO VIRGINIA AS AN ARTILLERY INSTRUCTOR. HE HAD ORDERS TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN WHEN THE WAR ENDED IN 1945.