World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Baucum
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
ENTERED MARINES MAY 19, 1943. SAILED FOR PACIFIC SECTOR, OCTOBER 28, 1943. SERVED WITH FOURTH AND SIXTH MARINE DIVISIONS. FOUGHT ON GUAM AND OKINAWA. SPENT 25 MONTHS OVERSEAS. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 1945.