World War II Honoree

Robert B. Beaudoux

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Rocky Ford, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Corporal. On January 5, 1943, he was inducted into the United States Marine Corps from Colorado. His boot camp training took place with the Third Recruit Battalion Training Regiment; Marine Corps Base in San Diego, California. Later he completed his Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Served in Company-L as a Rifleman, Third Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Marine Regiment, and a subordinate unit of the Fourth Marine Division in the Western Pacific Theater of Operations. His division participated in the amphibious assault against the Imperial Japanese Army and Naval forces on the Volcanic Island of Iwo Jima (Battle Dates: February 19-March 26, 1945) Code Name: Operation Detachment. Killed in Action Sunday, February 25, 1945 and buried in the Fourth Marine Division battlefield cemetery on Iwo. After the cessation of hostilities with Japan, the family of this Marine received his remains for burial. He was laid to rest at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.