World War II Honoree

Lloyd Edmund Ames

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oakland, California

Honored By

Lawrence Ames

Relationship

Son

WORKED THE RADAR. SERVED IN ORAN, ALGERIA IN NORTHERN AFRICA, THEN FOLLOWED GENERAL TROOP ADVANCEMENT: TUNIS, TUNISIA; SICILY WHERE THE RADAR UNIT ACTUALLY HELPED SHOOT DOWN AN ENEMY PLANE; NAPLES, ITALY; BASTIA, CORSICA WHERE, WITH THE AID OF RADAR, A SHIP WAS HIT; AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. PRESENTED A BRONZE STAR IN 1945 IN DECORATION CEREMONY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE BEFORE ENLISTED MEN FROM 6834TH RE-ARMAMENT REGIMENT COMPANY.