World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James K. Farrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CAMP BRADFORD NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE SOLOMONS, MARYLAND AND ABOARD USS LST 291 IN ENGLAND AND OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY. THEN FERRIED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND UNTIL V-E DAY. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.