World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene F. Forrest, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE SECOND CLASS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, AS A CORPSMAN WITH THE FIRST BATTALION, THIRD MARINE DIVISION. HE WAS WOUNDED ON GUAM AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.