A Notable Marine: Orville Freeman
A Notable Marine: Orville Freeman
Orville Freeman joined the Marine Reserves in 1940. Just one year later, Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he was ordered to Quantico to report to Officer Candidate School. In November 1943, he was wounded in the battle of Bougainville. He was shot in the jaw and wounded in his left arm which never regained rull range of motion.
Rank
Major
Military Occupation Specialty
Infantry Officer
Unit
9th Marine Regiment, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines
Operations
Battle of Bougainville
Years Served
1940 to 1943
Awards
Purple Heart
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Service Star
World War II Victory Medal
Minnesota Connection
- Organizer of the DFL party under Hubert H. Humphrey when Humphrey was the U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- 16th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1961 to 1969
- 29th Governer of Minnesota, 1955 to 1961
- Obtained a B.A. from the University of Minnesota
- Born and died in Minnesota
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Orville Freeman joined the Marine Reserves in 1940. Just one year later, Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he was ordered to Quantico to report to Officer Candidate School. In November 1943, he was wounded in the battle of Bougainville. He was shot in the jaw and wounded in his left arm which never regained rull range of motion.
Rank
Major
Military Occupation Specialty
Infantry Officer
Unit
9th Marine Regiment, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines
Operations
Battle of Bougainville
Years Served
1940 to 1943
Awards
Purple Heart
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Service Star
World War II Victory Medal
Minnesota Connection
- Organizer of the DFL party under Hubert H. Humphrey when Humphrey was the U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- 16th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1961 to 1969
- 29th Governer of Minnesota, 1955 to 1961
- Obtained a B.A. from the University of Minnesota
- Born and died in Minnesota
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Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
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