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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Emmett Paul Wiseman

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Eckerty, Indiana

Honored By

Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Enlisted on 23 October 1940 at Evansville, Indiana. Recruit training at Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. Assigned July, 1941 to 1st Marine Battalion 5th Marines Company D, at Quantico, Virginia. April, 1942, assigned to Second Marine Raider Battalion, Company C, 'Carlson's Raiders'. June 4 to 6, 1942, fought on Midway Island. August 17 and 18, 1942, fought on Makin Atoll. November and December, 1942, fought on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. November 1, 1943, landed on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, where he lost his life. Rank of Corporal.