World War II Honoree

William Fergus Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Hanford, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: CAPTAIN. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE SOLOMON AND BISMARCK ISLANDS CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1944 AND WAS BURIED IN A BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT FORT BONIFACIO, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. DECORATION AND CITATION: BRONZE STAR WAS AWARDED TO THE CAPTAIN FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN COMBAT.