World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene J. Noack
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
USS Rodman Association
SERVED ON THE USS RODMAN. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC THEATERS. EARNED 3 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. MADE THE MURMANSK RUN FROM AUGUST 22-28, 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDINGS AT NORTH AFRICA, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3 ON APRIL 6, 1945.