World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James J. Arlock, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Janice Arlock Gray and Family
Relationship
Daughter
THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA AND CAPTURE OF MOUNT SURIBACHI. ON DAY 4 OF HIS TOUR HIS COMPANY RAISED THE FIRST FLAG ON MOUNT SURIBACHI, FEBRUARY 23, 1945. ON DAY 11 HE WAS SHOT BY A JAPANESE SNIPER AND SENT HOME.