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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Vernon L. Porter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ulysses, Kansas

Honored By

Ms. June Porter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED 1941, STATIONED ABOARD USS PENNSYLVANIA ON PEARL HARBOR DAY. SERVED FOUR YEARS IN SOUTH PACIFIC. RETIRED IN 1963. ALSO SERVED AS THE CAPTAIN OF A NAVAL TUGBOAT IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND WAS A COMPANY COMMANDER OF FOUR AWARD-WINNING COMPANIES AT RECRUIT TRAINING STATION IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.