World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Harry 'Bill' Orr
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ACCEPTED IN NAVAL SERVICE IN APRIL, 1944 AS A SEAMAN APPRENTICE AT AGE 17. SERVED OVERSEAS ABOARD THE ESCORT DESTROYER USS ROBERT E. PEARY (DE-132) IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. HIS SHIP PERFORMED CONVOY ESCORT DUTIES TO ENGLAND AND FRANCE AND CONDUCTED OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC SEA LANES. IN 1945, HIS DESTROYER WAS ORDERED TO JOIN THE PACIFIC FLEET AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WHEN THE WAR ENDED. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.