Joseph W. Eglen

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Marine Corps

HOMETOWN
Orleans, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

ENLISTED ON 7 MARCH 1939. RECRUIT TRAINING AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. 31 MAY 1939 ASSIGNED TO SEA SCHOOL, NORFOLK NAVY YARD, VIRGINIA. 30 JUNE 1939 ASSIGNED TO THE USS BROOKLYN. 31 JULY 1941 ASSIGNED TO MARINE BARRACKS, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. 30 APRIL 1942 ASSIGNED TO MARINE BARRACKS NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT, BURNS CITY, INDIANA. 30 APRIL 1943 ASSIGNED TO COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 3RD MARINES IN THE FIELD. 31 OCTOBER 1943 ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. 31 JANUARY 1944 ASSIGNED TO MARINE BARRACKS GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR DISCHARGE DUE TO DISABILITY. RANK OF 1ST SERGEANT.