World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
David Chao
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Torrance, California
Honored By
Joseph A. Bligh
Relationship
Flight Performance Manager, Northrop Aircraft
WAS BORN IN CHINA AND IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. DURING THE WAR PERIOD. ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS TO HELP DEFEAT THE JAPANESE, WHO HAD OVERRUN HIS FORMER HOMELAND. SERVED AS AN INFANTRY RIFLEMAN IN ONE OF THE MARINE DIVISIONS ON OKINAWA WHERE HE ENGAGED THE ENEMY IN COMBAT DURING 1945.