World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Emil F. Ragucci
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Grateful Vietnam Veteran
He served with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands. He died on the first day of the battle on November 20, 1943.