World War II Honoree

Marion E. 'Bud' Dutcher

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Painesville, Ohio

Honored By

An Indebted American

DEPLOYED TO THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. SERVED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIA. WAS A CORPORAL IN THE WEAPONS COMPANY, FIFTH REGIMENT, FIRST MARINE DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL. CONTRACTED MALARIA WHILE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND WAS SENT BACK TO THE STATES. BECAME A FIREFIGHTER AT THE MARINE BASE UNTIL WWII ENDED.