World War II Honoree

Jack E. Hendrickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Hawthorne, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE UNITES STATES MARINE CORPS OCTOBER 25, 1943 AND PARTICIPATED IN BASIC COMBAT TRAINING AT THE MARINE RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, WHERE HE EXPERIENCED COMBAT WITH BRAVO COMPANY, 5TH PIONEER BATTALION, 5TH MARINE ‘THE SPEARHEAD/FIGHTING FIFTH’ DIVISION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA (INVASION DATES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 26, 1945), CODE NAME: OPERATION DETACHMENT. ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1945 HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AND WAS BURIED IN THE FIFTH MARINE DIVISION BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON IWO. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS COUNTRY AND FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT IN THE INGLEWOOD PARK CEMETERY, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.