26th Marines, USMC
Decoration: SILVER STAR
Private First Class Joseph W. Lenzi (MCSN: 861649), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on March 15, 1945.
Action Date: 15-Mar-45
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 3d Battalion
Regiment: 26th Marines
Division: 5th Marine Division
Plaque inscription from Lenzi Park in New Haven, CT
On this ground where once he tread
A vow was made, here's what he said
"I'll never shirk nor desert the fight
Till I know my Lord that all is right."
New Haven, CT Memorial
Decoration: SILVER STAR
Private First Class Joseph W. Lenzi (MCSN: 861649), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on March 15, 1945.
Action Date: 15-Mar-45
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 3d Battalion
Regiment: 26th Marines
Division: 5th Marine Division
Plaque inscription from Lenzi Park in New Haven, CT
On this ground where once he tread
A vow was made, here's what he said
"I'll never shirk nor desert the fight
Till I know my Lord that all is right."
New Haven, CT Memorial
26th Marines, USMC
Decoration: SILVER STAR
Private First Class Joseph W. Lenzi (MCSN: 861649), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on March 15, 1945.
Action Date: 15-Mar-45
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 3d Battalion
Regiment: 26th Marines
Division: 5th Marine Division
Plaque inscription from Lenzi Park in New Haven, CT
On this ground where once he tread
A vow was made, here's what he said
"I'll never shirk nor desert the fight
Till I know my Lord that all is right."
New Haven, CT Memorial
Decoration: SILVER STAR
Private First Class Joseph W. Lenzi (MCSN: 861649), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on March 15, 1945.
Action Date: 15-Mar-45
Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Battalion: 3d Battalion
Regiment: 26th Marines
Division: 5th Marine Division
Plaque inscription from Lenzi Park in New Haven, CT
On this ground where once he tread
A vow was made, here's what he said
"I'll never shirk nor desert the fight
Till I know my Lord that all is right."
New Haven, CT Memorial
Gravesite Details
This is a memorial to the Marine listed above. He is not buried at this actual location.
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