World War II Honoree

Paul E. Bentley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pikeville, Kentucky

Honored By

Edith Bentley

Relationship

Wife

Hospital Corpsman. Served in the Pacific and European Theaters aboard the USS Cole, the USS Beatty and the USS Mississippi. Awarded four Bronze stars, Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, WWII Victory medal, Africa Occupation medal, China Defense medal and National Defense medal.