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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joe Montana

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Jeannie Walker

Relationship

Friend

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SCOUT IN THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. HIS DIVISION WAS BOMBED IN NEW GUINEA. HIS SQUAD WAS IN FRONT OF THE MAIN BODY OF INFANTRY. THEY HAD 21 STRAIGHT DAYS OF HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT. ONLY 19, HE WAS WOUNDED. HE WAS IN THE SECOND WAVE OF MARINES THAT LANDED AT PELELIU AND IN THE BATTLE OF BLOODY NOSE RIDGE, WITH LIEUTENANT GENERAL PULLER.