John “Gunny” Moorhouse

John “Gunny” Moorhouse
Era WWII
Branch U.S. Marine Corps
Rank Private First Class
Military Decorations Purple Heart
Wall A
Wall Side 1
Row 5
Plaque Number 33

Rifleman, Fox Co, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division

South Pacific, Okinawa Purple Heart Medal, China

Joined Marines to rescue his father from Japanese POW Camp, which he did at wars end in 1945 at Pootung, Shanghai. Parise God, A Dream Come True

Plaque Wall Map

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