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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Charles A. Waller

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles A. Waller

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED JULY 21, 1943 AT 17 YEARS. BOOT CAMP PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1944 WAS AT GUADALCANAL, RUSSELL ISLAND. MOVED UP TO MUNDA IN SOLOMON ISLANDS. MARINE SQUAD VMSB-241 DIVISION BOMBING SQUAD, LANDED ON BOUGAINVILLE. MONTHS LATER, JANUARY 1945, LANDED ON LINGAYEN GULF, PHILIPPINES. LATER LANDED MALABANG MINDINAO. 1952, MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON, VMF-312. KOREA 1953, MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON, VMF-531, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. 1964 MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON VMF-333, 1965 VIETNAM. RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS DECEMBER 1974. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3RD CLASS.