World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis M. 'Sonny' Zedric
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Canton, Illinois
Honored By
Michael DeLost
Relationship
Friend
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. RADIO TECHNICIAN, MARINE OBSERVATION SQUADRON 251. ENLISTED MAY 3, 1943 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA. TOOK PART IN THE TREASURY ISLANDS, BOUGAINVILLE, AND BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGOS OPERATIONS. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION AND OCCUPATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. FINISHED THE WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED AT CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 6, 1945.