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• Barker, Charles H.    b. April 12, 1935  d. June 4, 1953
  Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Barker served as a Private First Class (then Pvt.), United States Army, Company K, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service Near Sokkogae, Korea, on June 4, 1953. His citation reads-Pfc. Barker, a member of Company K, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. While participating in a combat patrol...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Bianchi, Willibald C.   b. March 12, 1915  d. January 8, 1945
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 45th Infantry, Philippine Scouts. On February 3, 1942, near Bagac, Province of Bataan, Philippine Islands he led his platoon forward against two enemy machinegun nests. When wounded early in the action he did not stop for aid but discarded his rifle and began firing a pistol. He located the first machinegun nest and personally silenced it with grenades. When wounded the second time by machinegun fire...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section MA, Grave 39
   
• Bordelon, William James  b. December 25, 1920  d. November 20, 1943
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Marine Corps as a staff sergeant, and he was from Texas. He was awarded his medal posthumously for action at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, on November 20, 1943, during World War II. Official CMOH citation: For valorous and gallant conduct above and beyond the call of duty as a member of an assault engineer platoon of the 1st Battalion, 18th Marines, tactically attached to the 2d Marine Division, in action against the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Plot A Row 0 Grave 481
   
• Boydston, Erwin Jay  b. April 22, 1875  d. May 19, 1957
  Boxer Rebellion Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served during the Boxer Rebellion as a Private in the United States Marine Corps. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery from July 21 to August 17, 1900. His citation reads "In the presence of the enemy at Peking, China. Under a heavy fire from the enemy during this period, Boydston assisted in the erection of barricades". His Medal was awarded to him on July 19, 1901. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Sedction G, Grave 703
   
• Burns, John Anthony    b. March 30, 1909  d. April 5, 1975
  2nd Governor of the State of Hawaii 1962-1974.
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Caddy, William Robert    b. August 8, 1925  d. March 3, 1945
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 28th Marines. On March 3, 1945 in action against the Japanese on Iwo Jima, he, his platoon leader and his acting platoon sergeant, were advancing against enemy machine gun fire in an isolated sector. Seeking cover from the murderous fire, the three Marines dropped into a shell hole. After several unsuccessful attempts to advance, he and his lieutenant engaged in a hand grenade battle with the defending...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section C, Grave 81
   
• Cannon, George Ham    b. November 5, 1915  d. December 7, 1941
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
  Cannon graduated from Culver Military Academy, Company A. He was a Battery Commander of Battery H, 6th Defense Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, U.S. Marine Corps and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Sand Island on December 7, 1941.
  Official Citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own condition during the bombardment of Sand Island, Midway...[Read More]
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: C, 1644
   
• Christie, Adm. Ralph Waldo    b. August 30, 1893  d. December 19, 1987
  United States Navy Vice Admiral. Ralph W. Christie graduated from Annapolis Naval Academy in 1915, he was one of the first members of the Submarine School at New London. He received a masters degree from MIT and worked on torpedo technologies between the wars. At the outbreak of WWII the remnants of the Asiatic Fleet fled to Brisbane, Australia. Admiral Christie arrived in Brisbane in April of 1942 to organize the fleet just before the Battle of the Coral Sea. He was promoted to Rear Admiral...[Read More] (Bio by: Dave Jones)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section CT2-E, Row 400, Site 423
   
• Cook, Col. Harvey Weir    b. June 30, 1893  d. March 24, 1943
  Aviation combat ace of World War One. While flying with the 94th (Hat-in-the-Ring) Aero Squadron, Captain Weir-Cook was credited with seven victories, including 4 enemy balloons. As a Lieutenant Colonel during the Second World War, he was killed while flying over New Zealand. Weir-Cook was from Wilkinson, Indiana and for many years Indianapolis' principal airport was known as Weir-Cook airport. A memorial in his honor remains on display at the now Indianapolis International Airport.
  Cause of death: Killed while flying a P-40 fighter over New Zealand during World War Two.
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section O, Grave 440
   
• Damato, Anthony Peter   b. March 28, 1922  d. February 19, 1944
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served with an assault company of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marines, 5th Amphibious Corps, on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. On the night of February 19, 1944, while in a foxhole with two companions, he threw himself upon an enemy grenade and was instantly killed. On April 9, 1945, his mother, Mrs. Frances Damato received the posthumous award and accredited it to the state of Pennsylvania in his honor. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Sevtion A, Grave 334
   
• Daniels III., James G.    b. 1915  d. June 20, 2004
  United States Navy Officer. A Captain in the United States Navy at the outbreak America's particiaption of World War II. he was the only pilot in the air when war was delcared on Japan and in the air near Tokyo Bay when Japan surrended to General Douglas MacArthur aboard the USS Missouri. On December 7, 1941 Captain Daniels was launched from the first USS Enterprise in his F4F-3A Wildcat Fighter along with others to search for the retreating Japanese attack fleet; after terminating the search...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Columbarium Courtyard 4, bottom row
   
• Donnelly, David Lee 'Dave'    b. September 12, 1937  d. January 24, 2004
  Children's Entertainer, Actor. He is best remembered for his role as 'Mr. Checkers' on the children's program, "The Checkers & Pogo Show" which ran from 1967 to 1982. Besides Donnelly, two other actors named Jim Demarest and Jim Hawthorne also played the role of 'Mr. Checkers.' Donnelly also appeared in the television series, "Hawaii Five-O," playing 'Matthews' and 'Charlie Gray,' between 1968 and 1971. He was also a war veteran, having served in the United States Navy. Also a popular radio...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section CT8-E, Row 200, Site 228
   
• Fournier, William G.    b. June 21, 1913  d. January 13, 1943
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Sergeant U.S. Army, Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division at the battle for Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. On January 13, 1943, near Mount Austen his machinegun section was attacked by a superior number of Japanese which put most of his crew out of action. Ordered to withdraw from the position, he refused and rushed forward to a idle gun. With the aid of another soldier who joined him, they opened fire and inflicted...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section C, Grave 462
   
• Gill, Thomas Ponce   b. April 21, 1922  d. June 3, 2009
  US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party from Hawaii, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965. Born in Honolulu, he was recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving in the United States Military during World War II. Upon his discharge, he attained his law degree from the University of California Law School in Berkeley. In 1958, he was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives, and served as majority floor leader from 1959 to...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Gilliland, Charles L. [memorial]   b. May 24, 1933  d. April 25, 1951
  Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War as a Corporal (then Private First Class) in Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near Tongmang-ni, Korea, on April 25, 1951. His citation reads "Cpl. Gilliland, a member of Company I, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. A...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Hajiro, Pvt. Barney F.    b. September 16, 1916  d. January 21, 2011
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. The son of Japanese immigrants, he was raised in Hawaii and drafted into the US Army after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In March 1943 he volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed of second-generation Japanese Americans, and first saw action with that unit in Italy in May 1944. The 442nd was then redeployed to France, and over a 10-day period (October 19 to October 29, 1944) Hajiro displayed consistent heroism in combat...[Read More]
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Halyburton Jr., William David   b. October 2, 1924  d. May 10, 1945
  WW II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Naval Reserve with a Marine Rifle Company in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. During action against Japanese forces on May 10, 1945 at Okinawa, he dashed across an open fire-swept field where the company was pinned down to assist casualties. Moving steadily forward he reached a wounded Marine and shielded the fallen fighter with his own body. Alert and determined, he persevered in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section O, Grave 274
   
• Hansen, Henry Oliver    b. December 14, 1919  d. March 1, 1945
  United States Marine Corps Sergeant. One of the six Marines who raised the first American flag on Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945 and photographed by Lou Lowery. The first flag was later replaced with the second flag raising made famous in the photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. Sergeant Hansen was killed in action on March 1 1945.
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section 0, Grave 392
   
• Harris Jr., Gen. Hunter    b. November 27, 1909  d. March 5, 1987
  US Air Force General. He was born at Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio), Texas, the son of an Army officer. He attended the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Georgia before being appointed to attend the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. He graduated with a commission as a second lieutenant of Infantry on June 10, 1932, and was then detailed to the Army Air Corps for pilot flight training at Randolph Field (now Randolph Air Force Base) and Kelly Field (now Kelly Air...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
   
• Hasemoto, Pvt. Mikio    b. 1916  d. December 1, 1943
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private in Company B, 100th Infantry Battalion, US Army. On November 29, 1943, near Cerasuolo, Italy, about 40 enemy soldiers attacked the left flank of his platoon. When two German machine gunners advanced, he challenged them firing until his weapon was damaged. He secured another automatic rifle and continued to fire until he and his squad leader had killed about 20 enemy soldiers. Through a barrage of enemy gun fire he and the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
  Plot: Section D, Grave 338
   

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