Mike mervosh biography
Mike mervosh biography
The United States Navy Memorial.
MERVOSH-MICHAEL
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
1ST BATTALION, 24TH MARINE REGIMENT, 4TH MARINE DIVISION
STAFF, FLEET MARINE FORCE PACIFIC
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES
“IRON MIKE” - A MARINE’S MARINE
Michael Mervosh was born June 14, , in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Historical records report that the day following the Pearl Harbor attack he tried to enlist in the Marine Corps and later said he “wanted to fight to be the man that was in the thick of it doing his duty for the country he loved.” However, his family insisted he complete high school and thus he did not enlist until September Following recruit training at Parris Island he was one of the first Marines to be sent to the new 4th Marine Division then forming at Camp Pendleton. His first taste of combat came when he landed on Roi-Namur and continued to the Marianas where he landed on Saipan