World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Frank Whybrew
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Peru, Indiana
Honored By
Mary Kelley
Relationship
Step-Daughter
Was in a mortar platoon of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Received Bronze Star for campaign on Saipan. Was at the beach landing at Iwo Jima. Out of his company's original 252 men, he and one other man were the only ones to escape death or injury.