World War II Honoree

Thomas Justin Peak

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Lebanon, Kentucky

Honored By

Elizabeth Frances Wilson Peak, Jerry Thomas, Mark Eric, and Beth

Relationship

Wife and Children

CORPORAL, SERIAL NUMBER 813048, ENLISTED 3 MARCH 1943 AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. QUALIFIED MARKSMAN RIFLE, SERVED IN THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA, GUAM, AND OKINAWA IN THE 3RD MARINE DIVISION UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS 14 JANUARY 1945 TO 22 MAY 1946, HE THEN SERVED WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION OCCUPATION OF TIENTSIN, CHINA . RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM U.S. NAVAL SHIPYARD, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 26 JULY 1946.