World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lauren H. Batty
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Long Beach, California
Honored By
Evelyn M. Kelly Lutz
WHILE ENROLLED ON A BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, HE CHOSE TO DEFEND HIS COUNTRY AND JOINED THE MARINE CORPS ON DECEMBER 18, 1941. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC FRONT EARNING HONORS, INCLUDING THE SILVER STAR FOR HEROISM ON IWO JIMA, TWO PURPLE HEARTS, THE MARINE CORPS MEDAL, THREE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS, FOUR NAVAL COMMENDATION CITATIONS, AN AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, A PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AND A WWII VICTORY MEDAL. LEFT MARINE CORPS WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.