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Frank F. Zebley

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NAME:
Frank Free Zebley
NICKNAME:
SERVICE NUMBER:
550511
HOME OF RECORD:
Sharon Hill, PA
NEXT OF KIN:
Parents, Mr & Mrs Charles Zebley
DATE OF BIRTH:
9/3/1926
SERVICE DATES:
3/1944 – 4/3/1946
DATE OF DEATH:
10/11/2004
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

Biography coming soon.

1 thought on “Frank F. Zebley”

  1. 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.

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