World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lewis Eppihimer
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
North Wales, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC INCLUDING FIVE MONTHS ON GUADALCANAL, WHERE HE CONTRACTED MALARIA AND YELLOW JAUNDICE.