World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John A. Casey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: CORPORAL. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AUGUST 17, 1942 AND ATTENDED BOOT CAMP AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, CAMP LEJEUNE, NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE BATTERY, 17TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTERY, 4TH MARINE ‘FIGHTING FOURTH’ DIVISION. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1945 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA (19 FEBRUARY-26 MARCH 1945), CODE NAME: OPERATION DETACHMENT. KILLED IN ACTION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1945 AND HE WAS BURIED IN THE FOURTH MARINE DIVISION BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON IWO. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT IN THE LONG ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY, FARMINGDALE, LONG ISLAND NEW YORK.