World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marlin Groft
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE JOINED THE US MARINE CORPS AT THE AGE OF 18 AND TRAINED AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA AND QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. HE SAW ACTION AT TULAGI IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, NEW GEORGIA, OKINAWA AND BLOODY RIDGE ON GUADALCANAL.