World War II Honoree

John Roy Coltrane

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Siler City, North Carolina

Honored By

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Wheeler

Relationship

Friends

SERVED AS SERGEANT IN L BATTERY, 4TH BATTALION, 13TH REGIMENT, 5TH MARINE DIVISION. SERVICE IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA; OCTOBER 14, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 13, 1946. FOUGHT THE ENEMY AT MIDWAY ISLAND; DECEMBER 7,1941 TO APRIL 4,1943 AND AT IWO JIMA; FEBRUARY 19, 1945 TO MARCH 27, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN; SEPTEMBER 22, 1945 TO AUGUST 8, 1946. AWARDED HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH ONE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE STARS (TWO STARS FOR MIDWAY, ONE STAR FOR IWO JIMA), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AND OCCUPATION OF JAPAN MEDAL. CHARACTER OF SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT, AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON MAY 9, 1947 FROM CASUAL COMPANY, HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTALION. AWARDED WITH A CERTIFICATE AS A TESTIMONIAL OF FIDELITY AND OBEDIENCE.