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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harry Thomas Foote

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE NAVY'S JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL. HE TRAINED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO IN 1943, AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS A MARINE AND SENT TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC, SERVING IN NEW BRITAIN, NEW GUINEA, AND IN THE INVASION OF PELELIU AND OKINAWA. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT.