World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Wayne Nolan
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Mrs. Ada M. Nolan
Relationship
Wife
USS PRESIDENT HAYES; BROUGHT RELIEF SUPPLIES TO PEARL HARBOR ON FEBRUARY 7, 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GUADALCANAL ISLAND ON AUGUST 7, 1942. SAW THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC ACTION DURING THE SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. USS OKANOGAN PARTICIPATED IN THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGNS AND AT THE END OF THE HOSTILITIES PARTICIPATED IN CARRYING OCCUPATION TROOPS TO JAPAN, LANDING THEM AT WAKAYAMA, JAPAN. USS DIXIE PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION CROSSROADS, THE ATOMIC BOMB TEST AT BIKINI.