heroic actions on Okinawa, a Marine Corps' base on Okinawa, Camp McTureous, is named in his honor. His boyhood home has been turned into a museum named for him in Altoona, Florida. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients References United States Marine Corps personnel killed in World War II United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients People from Umatilla, Florida United States Marines 1924 births 1945 deaths World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor