World War II Honoree

Arthur Harold Babbitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Laurel Lee James

Relationship

Step-Daughter

HE JOINED THE U.S. MARINE CORPS ON NOVEMBER 5, 1942. ON DECEMBER 3RD, HE BECAME A STAFF SERGEANT (EPR) IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AND HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT THE WAR’S END ON OCTOBER 29, 1945 AS A MASTER TECHNICAL SERGEANT. HE STAYED IN THE MARINE CORPS MOTION PICTURE UNIT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS; THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO TERRAIN INTELLIGENCE SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE (GUAM, IWO JIMA, AND TINIAN). HE USED HIS ARTISTIC SKILL TO ILLUSTRATE ENEMY TERRAIN FOR AIR ATTACKS CREATING 3-D MAPS AND DRAWINGS AFTER BEING FLOWN OVER THE FUTURE BATTLE SITE.