World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard Leslie Ballard
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cleveland, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Corporal and as Leader of a Fire Group of Company A, First Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Guam, Mariana Islands, during 1944. Awarded the silver star medal for gallantry in action and the purple heart.