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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Arthur W. Furnish

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Honored By

Sherry Furnish Earnhart

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HELPED PUT THE USS TULAGI CVE-72 IN COMMISSION IN 1943 AND WAS ONBOARD UNTIL DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, THE PHILIPPINES, IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. RANK WAS MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. OPERATED THE THROTTLE IN THE FORWARD ENGINE ROOM.