World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl Benjamin Bahr
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chinook, Montana
Honored By
Wife and Children
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 3RD MARINE DIVISION AS A CORPSMAN WITH THE US MARINE CORPS. SAW ACTION ON IWO JIMA, GUAM, AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR GUNSHOT WOUNDS WHILE ON DUTY IN THE PACIFIC, AND RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC ACTIVITIES ON IWO JIMA.