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Herbert Lincoln Babcock

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Marine Corps

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
ENLISTED ON 12 MARCH 1943. TRAINED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND CAMP PENDELTON, CALIFORNIA. DEPLOYED WITH THE 1ST BATTALION, 11TH MARINE REGIMENT, 1ST MARINE DIVISION BATTERY B 'CANNON COCKERS'. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA. IN THE FALL OF 1945 MOVED TO TIANJIN, CHINA AS PEACE KEEPERS. DISCHARGED IN APRIL 1946 AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AS A SERGEANT.