World War II Honoree

Lorna Blumenshein Barone

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Marysville, Ohio

Honored By

Lorna Barone

ENLISTED JULY 30, 1943. ACTIVE DUTY BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 1943 AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, WAS ASSIGNED TO POST EXCHANGE AS A TYPIST, CLERK, AND GENERAL STOCK PERSON FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. RECEIVED TRANSFER TO SAN DIEGO BASE, CALIFORNIA WAITING FOR MY ASSIGNMENT TO HAWAII WHEN THE WAR ENDED, WHICH RESULTED IN MY DISCHARGE.