robert howard mccard, born at syracuse, new york, november 25, 1918, enlisted in the marine corps december 18, 1939. he was subsequently assigned to parris island, south carolina; norfolk navy yard; , new york navy yard; u.s. naval torpedo station, newport, r.i.; and central recruiting division, chicago, illinois. shortly after the united states declared war against japan in 1941, he was assigned to the naval training station, great lakes, illinois; then the training center, quantico, virginia; camp lejeune, north carolina; and camp pendleton, california. he served in the field from january 31, 1944 until he was killed in action at saipan on june 16, 1944.