World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Daryl D. Harthun
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bremerton, Washington
Honored By
Goldie A. Harthun
Relationship
Wife
Served on destroyer USS Halford for 3 years. Went through Pacific -- Marcus and Wake Islands raids, Bougainville operation, Bismarck Archipelago operation; Saipan, Tinian, and Guam landings, Palau Island landing, Leyte landing. Night surface at Surigao Straits, landing on Mindoro Island, Philippine Islands and Luzon Island landing. His ship's torpedo is credited with hitting Japan aircraft carrier and sinking it. Their torpedo hit the ammunition on ship.