World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Orville Petty
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Margie Petty
Relationship
Wife
SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE INFANTRY AND MADE LANDINGS ON SAIPAN, TINIAN AND OKINAWA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ASSIGNED DUTY AS A SERGEANT SQUAD LEADER AND LATER AS A PLATOON SERGEANT OF A RIFLE PLATOON IN COMPANY K, 3RD BATTALION, 2D MARINES. SERVED FROM MARCH 13, 1941 TO JANUARY 7, 1946.