Michael Homa

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Marines

Michael Homa enlisted in the Marine Corps March 2, 1942. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.

He served as a Private and rifleman and fought in Bougainville, Midway, and Guadalcanal.

He was killed in action on February 22, 1945, on Iwo Jima.

He was Hibbing's 77th war casualty.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 118.