World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard Witcoskie
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Susan & Stanley Witcoskie
Relationship
Daughter & Son
SERVED WITH THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION AS A CORPORAL, IN IWO JIMA, TINIAN, SAIPAN AND MARSHALL ISLANDS, WOUNDED ON IWO JIMA, HE RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART. HE WAS ON MOUNT SURIBACHI WHEN OUR FLAG WAS RAISED UP.