World War II Honoree

Otto Louis Goerisch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Culver City, California

Honored By

Doris Goerisch

Relationship

Wife

RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING STATION. SERVED ON NAVAL VESSELS USS DIXIE AD-14, USS PATTERSON DD-392, USS GRIMES APA-172, USS HOOPER ISLAND ARG-17 AND USS RUTLAND APA-192 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. MEDALS EARNED: AMERICAN AREA, WWII VICTORY, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH 2 STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 12 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT AND AMERICAN DEFENSE. SERVED 6 YEARS; HONORABLE DISCHARGE.