World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Winston Summerfield Mobley
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Suwannee County, Florida
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1937 AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND BEFORE THE WAR. SERVED IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA BEFORE JOINING THE 22ND MARINE REGIMENT. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. BASED ON SAMOA, AND PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AT KWAJALEIN ATOLL AND ENIWETOK ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS IN 1944. STATIONED IN CHINA, ON GUAM AND IN JAPAN AFTER THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ‘ASIA’ CLASP. CONTINUED IN U.S. MARINE CORPS SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.