Ted McMahan

 

           Marines 1^st Division Fleet

         Marine Force Combat Engineers

 

War:  World War II

 

Rank:  Sergeant

 

Date of service: May 2, 1942 until May, 1946

 

Theater of operations: South Japan

 

Mr. McMahan is 87 years old and lives in the Newdale Community. He was 21 years old when he joined the Marines. In the war he got caught in a cave and almost drowned. He saw things that gave him nightmares for many years. During his time in the marines he received several awards.

 

 

Pages authored  by fifth grade Yancey County Schools Fifth Grade Students

Special thanks to:

 French Broad Electric’s Bright Ideas Grant

Yancey County Schools Foundation Grant

2007—2008