World War II Honoree

Remmel H. Dudley

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Jonesboro, Arkansas

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE MARINES AS A LIEUTENANT, AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE DETACHMENT ABOARD THE CRUISER USS HELENA AS A TURRET OFFICER. HIS SHIP WAS SUNK BY THREE JAPANESE TORPEDOES DURING THE NIGHT BATTLE OF KULA GULF IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN JULY 1943, HE SURVIVED AND WENT OVERSEAS AGAIN WITH THE FIFTH MARINE DIVISION. AS AN ARTILLERY BATTERY COMMANDER HE LANDED WITH THE ASSAULT TROOPS ON IWO JIMA.