World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James J. Corbin, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Ms. Barbara Grill
Relationship
Niece
Killed in the Battle of the Coral Sea on the USS Lexington CV-2, May 8, 1942. Served as a gun loader on a 5-inch 25-caliber anti-aircraft gun. Killed on gun battery 2, gun 4. Was 17 years old and would have been 18 on June 8, 1942.