World War II Honoree

James Edward Findley

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Clarksburg, West Virginia

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Corporal. He was inducted into the United States Marine Corps September 29, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with recruit training assigned to the Eleventh Recruit Battalion Training Regiment; Marine Corps Base at Parris Island, South Carolina. Upon his graduation from Boot Camp, he was transferred to Camp Geiger, North Carolina for combat training. Served as a Rifle Team Leader with the Twenty-Second Marine Regiment in the North Pacific Theater of Operations, assigned to Easy Company, Second Battalion and Fifth Amphibious Corps. His regiment participated in the Battle of Eniwetok Atoll (Battle Dates: February 17-23, 1944) Code name: Operation Flintlock, Marshall Islands Campaign. He died of wounds encountered on the battlefield, Tuesday, February 22, 1944 during combat operations against the Imperial Japanese forces on the Island of Parry, and buried in the Coral Sands battlefield cemetery on Kirinian Island. After the cessation of hostilities with Japan, the family of this Marine received his remains for burial. He was laid to rest with Military Honors, November 1, 1947 at the Elkview Masonic Cemetery in Clarksburg, West Virginia. This American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country.