World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard M. Gough
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pasadena, California
Honored By
His Family
SERVED AS AVIATION METALSMITH 3RD CLASS BY FLAGGING PLANES ONTO THE DECK OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BISMARCK SEA CVE-95. HE SURVIVED THE KAMIKAZE ATTACK AND SINKING OF THE SHIP AT IWO JIMA. THE USS BISMARCK SEA WAS THE LAST SHIP SUNK IN THE WAR.