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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Carl John Fleps

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Youngstown, Ohio

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE MARINE CORPS AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SCHOOL AND THE AIR WAR COLLEGE, HE WAS EN ROUTE FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO THE U.S. VIA PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED, SINKING THE WEST VIRGINIA, AMONG OTHER SHIPS. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, EVENTUALLY AS A TRANSPORT SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICER IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN.