World War II Honoree

John C. Crist

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Ashland, Kentucky

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

HIGHLY-DECORATED IN COMBAT AND GALLANTLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AS A MEMBER OF THE 26TH REGIMENT OF THE FIFTH MARINE CORPS DIVISION HE WAS IN THE FIRST WAVE ON THE BEACHES AT THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA, WHERE HE FOUGHT VALIANTLY AND WITH DISTINCTION THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN. AFTER THREE YEARS OF COMBAT, HE BECAME PART OF THE ALLIED OCCUPATION FORCES IN NAGASAKI, JAPAN.