World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John S. Lissner
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
San Antonio, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Corporal and as a Demolitions Squad Leader of the Third Battalion, Twenty-eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the assault on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands in March 1945. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action and the purple heart.