Maurice G Holmes
| Era | WWII |
|---|---|
| Branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Military Decorations | Navy Cross |
| Wall | E |
| Wall Side | 1 |
| Row | 6 |
| Plaque Number | 32 |
World War I - World War II
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Navy Cross, World War I Victory w/Overseas Clasp, Expeditionary Dominican Republic, Second Nicaraguan Campaign, Nicaraguan Medal of Merit w/Silver Star, Nicaraguan Cross of Valor, Ecuadorian Star of Valor, Abdon Calderon, 2ND CL, American Defense Service W/Fleet Clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign w/Star Tarawa, Presidential Unit Citation w/1 Bronze Star Tarawa, American Campaign, World War II Victory
Commanding Officer, 6th Marines. They turned the tide of war at Tarawa against suicidal Japanese Resistance. "They told us to hold....and by God, we held."
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1916
A 6th Marine Rifle Squad, Tarawa
Plaque Wall Map
