World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Baptist Freund
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bettendorf, Iowa
Honored By
Erin Priester-Paysen
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED AS A FILE CLERK IN THE MARINES. HIS UNIT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING FOR OPERATION DOWNFALL, A PLANNED INVASION OF JAPAN, WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED AND THE WAR ENDED.