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.