World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William E. Cruse
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Paducah, Kentucky
Honored By
Quent & Ross Smith
Relationship
Grandsons
Enlisted in 1/44; Served with the 2nd Battalion in Okinawa, 4/45 in the Ryukyu Islands. Was the 35th replacement in the 2nd Battalion to go into Saipan; Good Conduct Medal. discharged in 1946.