World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred J. Balester
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Heather, Val, Jon, Matt, and Marc Balester
Relationship
Children
SERVED IN THE FIRST SCOUT COMPANY, FIRST MARINE DIVISION AS A SCOUT/SNIPER. JOINED JANUARY 1942 AND SERVED ON GUADALCANAL AND NEW BRITAIN AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF CORPORAL. WAS SENT TO SAN FRANCISCO TO THE NAVAL HOSPITAL FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.