World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jake Vincent Morreale
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Honored By
Family
VOLUNTEERED ON JANUARY 5, 1943 AND DISCHARGED ON MARCH 2, 1945 AFTER BEING WOUNDED ON SAIPAN. HE SERVED WITH THE 2ND MARINE DIVISION, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH REGIMENT. HE WAS WOUNDED IN A FIRE FIGHT WHEREIN HIS PLATOON WAS PINNED DOWN BY A MACHINE GUN NEST THAT HAD KILLED HIS PLATOON LEADER. HE CRAWLED TOWARD THE NEST, SUSTAINING SEVERAL MORE WOUNDS BEFORE SILENCING THE NEXT WITH A GRENADE. HE LAY WOUNDED FOR OVER 24 HOURS BEFORE A CORPSMAN COULD GET TO HIM. HE WAS EVACUATED FROM THE ISLAND AND WAS TREATED FOR HIS WOUNDS, WHICH WERE SEVERE ENOUGH TO DISCHARGE HIM.