World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marion Frank Bearly
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Parker, Kansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE NAVY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. ATTENDED OFFICER TRAINING COURSES AT KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN PITTSBURGH, KANSAS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN AUSTIN. ASSIGNED ABOARD SHIP AND SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT THE END OF THE WAR. ARRIVED IN JAPAN SHORTLY AFTER THE WAR. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.