- SURNAME
Pepper
- FORENAME
William Sargeant
- UNIT
Amphibious Recon Bn (Company A) (5 Amphibious Corps)
- RANK
Second Lieutenant
- NUMBER
0-32046
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Tinian 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from St Davids, Pennsylvania
born 11.07.1922 St Davids, Pennsylvania, USA
grew up Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940 graduated Kent School, Connecticut
resided St. Davids Road, St. Davids, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (draft card)
30.06.1942 draft card Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
14.07.1943 entered service Parris Island, South Carolina
1944 graduated Yale
06.11.1945 discharged Naval Supply Depot, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
postwar Insurance Broker
son William S. Pepper, Jr.
daughter Laura H. Pepper
died 15.12.1986 (Aged 64) due Cancer
Old Saint David's Church Cemetery, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Second Lieutenant William S. Pepper (MCSN: 0-32046), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as a member of a patrol of Company A, Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, Fleet Marine Force in action against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan and Tinian, Mariana Islands on the nights of 10 and 11 July 1944. Participating in a perilous reconnaissance of the beaches and reefs on the coasts of Japanese held Tinian Island, Second Lieutenant Pepper swam ashore and despite the hazards of Japanese patrols and fortifications, secured valuable information relative to beach obstacles, water depth and characteristics of the terrain. By his daring and courage, he contributed materially to the successful completion of this hazardous mission and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
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