WWII

Carl Ponder

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
September 6 1921

Date of Death
November 2 2015

Branch
USMC

Active Duty Service
July 15 1942 - August 14 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

Combat: Saipan-Marianas; June 15, 1944 - July 1944
Tinian-Marianas; July 24, 1944 - August 8, 1944
Okinawa-Ryukyu; April 1, 1945 - April 14, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

2nd Marine Division, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
Headquarters Company Assault Platoon Leader

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars
Good Conduct Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1942. Graduated Emory University, degree chemistry. Employed Food and Drug Administration Atlanta, Georgia. Burial; Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia.