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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

John F. Farritor

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Oceanside, California

Honored By

John F. Farritor

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Activity During WWII

FIRST SERGEANT; JOINED THE MARINE CORPS IN JULY 1941 AT AGE 21. SHIPPED OUT FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN JANUARY 1943 FROM CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA WITH THE 3RD MARINE DIVISION. FIRST STOP WAS BOUGAINVILLE, NEXT CAMPAIGN WAS GUAM AND THEN ON TO THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA. RETURNED FROM ACTION TO THE U.S. IN 1945, AFTER WITNESSING THE INSTALLATION OF TWO AMERICAN FLAGS ON MOUNT SURIBACHI, IWO JIMA. HE DID MAKE IT TO JAPAN AFTER THE WAR’S END.