World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William P. Hawk
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Massillon, Ohio
Honored By
Lynn Raftovich
Relationship
Daughter
THE WAR ENDED WHEN HE WAS ON A SHIP EN ROUTE TO SAIPAN WHERE HE WAS STATIONED 1944-1945 DESTROYING U.S. SUPPLIES THAT WERE LEFT WHEN OUR TROOPS WERE SENT HOME. HE DESCRIBED HOW THE JAPANESE WOULD COME OUT OF THE HILLS AT NIGHT NOT KNOWING THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED.