World War II Honoree

Joseph Gaither Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Honored By

Ms. Charlotte Hall Hedgpeth

Enlisted in Geneva, New York. Basic training: Quantico, Virginia. Officer Candidate School; Private 1st Class. Reserve Officers Class 2nd Lieutenant. Specialized training school: Quantico, Virginia; Basic Defense Weapons. Assigned 6th Defense Battalion, Quantico, Virginia. Embarkation: Boarded ship in Norfolk, Virginia. Sailed to Wellington, New Zealand for 3 weeks training. Embarkation: Sailed to New Hebrides, Funafuti, Ellice Islands, where unopposed landing was made. Established defensive position and garrisoned island for 2 years during which time training and preparations made for invasion of Tarawa. Relieved September 1944. Sailed to Kauai, Hawaiian Islands for rest and relaxation prior to reassignment to Command Staff School, Quantico, Virginia. Reassigned to Infantry Training Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California for advanced schooling in infantry tactics and preparation for second tour of duty in Pacific Theater. Sailed to Guam, Mariana Islands to rejoin 5th Anti-Aircraft Battalion pending transfer to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Sailed to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands and assigned as Executive Officer, Military Police Battalion, First Marine Division. Reassignment to Intelligence Section, First Marine Division. Sailed to Tsingtao, China and Tientsen, China. Returned to U.S. Discharged March 23, 1946 following 4 years and 6 months of active service.