World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John J. Casey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cos Cob, Connecticut
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SEPTEMBER 11, 1942 AND ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO C-COMPANY, 2ND MARINES, 2ND MARINE ‘THE SILENT SECOND’ DIVISION. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SAIPAN (15 JUNE-9 JULY 1944) MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. KILLED IN ACTION SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1944 AND HE WAS BURIED IN AN ARMY BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON SAIPAN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT IN THE ST. MARY’S CEMETERY, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT.