World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Stanley Walker Purdum
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Helen R. Purdum
Relationship
Wife
HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 3RD BATTALION, 22ND MARINES, 6TH MARINE DIVISION IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE FROM DECEMBER 27, 1944 TO JUNE 6, 1945. HE FOUGHT ON OKINAWA AND TINIAN WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. HE WAS AN EXPERT MARKSMAN. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON.