World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lloyd A. Walck
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Arnett, Oklahoma
Honored By
Larry Walck
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE IN THE US NAVY DURING WWII. HE WAS ABOARD THE USS PRINCETON CVL-23 WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A JAPANESE DIVE BOMBER ON OCTOBER 24, 1944 IN THE BATTLE OF THE LEYTE GULF. HE HELPED RESCUE MEN FROM THE SHIP AS HE WAS DRAGGED THROUGH THE WATER BY A TOW ROPE FROM A NEARBY DESTROYER.