World War II Honoree

Joseph Martin Auman

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

John Peterson

After duty at San Diego, California, he served on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. On 12 November 1942, when his company was forced to make a temporary withdrawal, he, with utter disregard for his own personal safety, manned a machine gun and covered the retirement. Steadfastly remaining at his exposed position, he continued to fire the weapon until killed in action. he was a member of the Second Raider Battalion.