World War II Honoree

Frederick Louis Warmbrodt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PHARMACIST'S MATE 3RD CLASS. SERVED AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ‘MEDIC' IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ATTACHED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 24TH MARINES, 4TH MARINE ‘FIGHTING FOURTH’ DIVISION. ON JUNE 15, 1944 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SAIPAN (15 JUNE-9 JULY 1944), MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1944 AND WAS BURIED IN THE ARMY BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON SAIPAN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED TO HONOLULU NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY ‘PUNCHBOWL’, HAWAII. DECORATION AND CITATION: RECIPIENT OF THE SILVER STAR AND THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION RIBBON. HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND VALOR IN COMBAT AGAINST AN ENEMY FORCE.