World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward K. Purcell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Batavia, Ohio
Honored By
Edward K. Purcell
SERVED OCTOBER 1943 TO JANUARY 1946. HE WAS A FIRE CONTROLMAN; CONTROLLED THE ELECTRONIC GUN SIGHTS. SERVED ON THE USS BASSETT APD-73. HE WAS PART OF THE TEAM WHO WAS INVOLVED IN RESCUING THE SUNKEN SHIPS' SURVIVORS; HIS TEAM RESCUED THE MOST PEOPLE. PARTICIPATED IN THE INITIAL OCCUPATION OF JAPAN; WAKAYAMA, HIROSHIMA, NAGOYA. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA MEDAL AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL.