John Henry Balch
Pharmacist's Mate First Class
Company Corpsman, 1st Battallion, 6th Marines, 6th Marine Regiment, Quantico, Virginia
Petty Officer Balch was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the WWI battle near Vierzy, France on 19 July 1918.
"While under intense machine-gun and high explosive shell fire for over 16 hours Petty Officer Balch at great personal risk, heroically treated wounded and fallen Marines."
The John Henry Balch Clinic - dedicated 21 July 2005.
Marker can be reached from Catlin near Russell Road, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
