World War II Honoree

Harold Mace Woodbury

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cornwall, Vermont

Honored By

Barbara Woodbury

Relationship

Daughter-in-law

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943 AT THE RANK OF LT (jg)(5). RECEIVED TRAINING ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN OUT OF PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK. SERVED ON LCI 971 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC; PHILIPPINES, IWO JIMA, AUSTRALIA, MOVING SOLDIERS FOR REST AND RELAXATION. SENT HOME IN 1945 DUE TO A FAMILY ILLNESS. BEFORE HE HAD A CHANCE TO BE SHIPPED BACK OUT, THE WAR WAS DECLARED OVER. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1945. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON.