World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Maurice L. Naylon, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Richard E. Naylon
CARRIER PILOT; SHOT DOWN IN RAID OVER MANILA. CRASH LANDED HIS PLANE SAFELY, TAKEN BY THE PHILIPPINE GUERILLAS BEHIND JAPANESE LINES, RETURNED TO LEYTE; KILLED IN CRASH ON THE WAY HOME. WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL.