World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Basil Banko
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Marietta, Georgia
Honored By
Basil Banko
SOUTH PACIFIC SOLOMON ISLES (TULAGI, FLORIDA ISLES, RUSSELL ISLANDS) 1943. INVASION OF ENIWETOK ATOLL 1944. JOINED EUROPEAN THEATRE -- WAIST GUNNER, B-24, PLOESTI OIL FIELD ATTACK OPERATION. WAS SHOT DOWN; WOUNDED. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART.