World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earnest Bert Eaton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Knoxboro, New York
Honored By
Lisa Burton
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 1942 UNTIL APRIL 1946. TRAINED IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC DURING TOUR. WAS ON THE USS CAPERTON AS A COOK FOR MOST OF HIS DUTY IN THE WAR. HIS BATTLE STATION WAS A 5 INCH 38 GUN. HE SERVED HIS FINAL 6 MONTHS OF DUTY ON THE TROOP SHIP SHAMROCK BAY, WHICH WAS A CONVERTED CARRIER.