World War II Honoree

George Franklin Coble, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Kannapolis, North Carolina

Honored By

David F. Coble

Relationship

Son

PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLAND, APRIL 8, 1945 TO MAY 16, 1945, IN THE OCCUPATION OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN, AND IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN SEPTEMBER 25, 1945 TO DECEMBER 7, 1945. ENLISTED U.S. MARINE CORPS FEBRUARY 1943. BOOT CAMP AT PARRIS ISLAND. TO CAMP LEJEUNE MAY 1943 FOR THE FIRST 584 FIRE CONTROL RADAR TECHNICIAN SCHOOL FOR 90MM ANTIAIRCRAFT AND ARTILLERY. GRADUATED RANK OF SERGEANT. TO OAHU, HAWAII, TESTING THE NEW RADAR FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS, THEN TO KAUAI TRAINING IN 16TH ANTIAIRCRAFT BATTALION. TO TINIAN FOR OKINAWA INVASION, THEN FROM OKINAWA INVASION BACK TO SAIPAN AND 2ND MARINE DIVISION, 10TH MARINES TO TRAIN FOR INVASION OF JAPAN. AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB, WENT INTO NAGASAKI AS OCCUPATION AND DISARMAMENT, THEN TO ISAHAYA AND SASEBO. RETURNED TO CAMP LEJEUNE AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 12, 1946.