More information:

https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/SSgt-William-James-Bordelon/.

https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/b/bordelon-william-j/nh-105672.html.

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bordelon-william-james

Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon (World War II) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsamhouston.asp. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Battalion, 18th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, in recognition of actions at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, November 20, 1943.  https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-j-bordelon.
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William Bordelon in military uniform in the South Pacific.

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