World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Tom Watson Ethridge
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Galena Park, Texas
Honored By
Dorothy Campbell
Relationship
Wife
PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF TARAWA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS RADARMAN 3RD CLASS ABOARD THE USS TENNESSEE. HE WAS ONE OF TWO CHOSEN FROM THE USS TENNESSEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NAVY V-12 PROGRAM.