World War II Honoree

Marlin Lee Pershall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Guthrie, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP PEARY AT WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE SEABEES OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA, AT JOHNSTON ATOLL, AND IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RATING OF SPECIAL ARTIFICER FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.