World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack William Aland
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED HIS COUNTRY PROUDLY AND HEROICALLY IN THE 4TH MARINE DIVISION AS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER, SEEING COMBAT AT THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA, WHERE HE RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART AND WATCHED AS THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS RAISED ON MOUNT SURIBACHI.