World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Earl R. Hannum
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Iowa
Honored By
Mike Walsh
HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR WHEN WAKE ISLAND FELL. WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO JAPAN ON BOARD A SHIP, HE WAS EXECUTED BY JAPANESE NAVY PERSONNEL, IN RETALIATION FOR JAPANESE LOSSES ON WAKE.