World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kevin Denis Harty
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
River Edge, New Jersey
Honored By
Kevin Denis Harty
ANCHORED IN MARIVELES, BATAAN, PHILIPPINES ABOARD THE USS OTUS, SUBMARINE SQUADRON 20. LEFT THE PHILIPPINES IN LATE DECEMBER 1941 TO DUTCH EAST INDIES AND AUSTRALIA. ON BOARD USS GRENADIER IN APRIL 1943 WHEN THIS SUBMARINE WAS BOMBED AND SUNK BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT; SPENT 2 1/2 YEARS IN JAPANESE PRISON CAMPS. RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR AND PURPLE HEART.