World War II Honoree

William George Zillion

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Beardstown, Illinois

Honored By

Jerry William Zillion

Relationship

Son

HE GRADUATED TRAINING U.S. MARINE CORPS WITH THE 1066 PLATOON, IN SAN DIEGO IN EARLY 1942. HE DEPARTED SAN DIEGO ON A TROOP TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRAINING IN COMMUNICATIONS AND WAS ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT WITH THE MARINE RAIDERS. ACTIONS INCLUDED THE ISLANDS OF GUADALCANAL, 1942/1943, BOUGAINVILLE, DECEMBER 8, 1943 (SOLOMON ISLAND CAMPAIGN/NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN), GUAM ISLAND, (3RD LANDING WAVE) EARLY 1944, BATTLE OF SAIPAN, OCTOBER 1944, (GUAM AND SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLAND CAMPAIGN), OKINAWA, MARCH 1944, SUBSEQUENTLY PREPARING FOR INVASION OF JAPAN, AND UPON JAPANESE SURRENDER, OCCUPATION DUTY IN CHINA.