World War II Honoree

Eugene William Harvey

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Sacramento, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARCH 25, 1943 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC COMBAT TRAINING AT THE MARINE RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 2ND MARINES, 2ND MARINE ‘SILENT SECOND’ DIVISION. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1944 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SAIPAN (JUNE 15-JULY 9, 1944) MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944 HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AND BURIED IN THE ARMY BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON SAIPAN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED TO HONOLULU, WITH INTERMENT IN THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, ‘PUNCHBOWL’ HAWAII. DECORATION AND CITATION: PURPLE HEART. THE MARINE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF HIS COUNTRY.