World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marion Eugene Myers
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Family
PRIOR TO THE WAR HE WAS ESCORTING MERCHANT SHIPS TO ENGLAND. AFTER PEARL HARBOR, HIS SHIP, THE BATTLESHIP MISSISSIPPI, MOVED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE RESPONSE TO THE JAPANESE INVASION OF ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.