World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Frank Bird, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Inman, South Carolina
Honored By
T. Bird
Relationship
Son
SERVED WITH 4TH AND 6TH MARINE DIVISIONS. TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF GUAM AND OKINAWA. WAS PART OF THE HONOR GUARD FOR THE SIGNING OF JAPANESE PEACE TREATY ABOARD THE USS MISSOURI. THEN SERVED WITH OCCUPATIONAL FORCES IN JAPAN. LATER SERVED DURING THE KOREAN WAR.