| NAME: Frank Free Zebley |
NICKNAME: — |
SERVICE NUMBER: 550511 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Sharon Hill, PA |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Mr & Mrs Charles Zebley |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 9/3/1926 |
SERVICE DATES: 3/1944 – 4/3/1946 |
DATE OF DEATH: 10/11/2004 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Iwo Jima | C/1/24 | 604 | PFC | WIA 2x | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart with Gold Star |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Corporal |
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Biography coming soon.
He enlisted in the Marines in 1944, and became a machine gunner with Charlie Company, 24th Marines, that fall. He made the landing on Iwo Jima and fought through twenty one days of the battle. A Japanese sniper hit him in the neck on March 16, 1945, and he was quickly evacuated. He recovered, and was discharged with the rank of corporal.