World War II Honoree

Kendal A. Crooks

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Patricia Wallner

Relationship

Daughter

JOINED THE NAVY ON FEBRUARY 26, 1943. TRAINED AT GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASE IN ILLINOIS AND ATTENDED RADIO SCHOOL IN BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNED TO THE USS PAUL JONES DD-230, WHERE HE SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGNS. ONE OF HIS HAPPIEST MEMORIES WAS WHEN A SHIP'S RADIO MESSAGE REPORTED THE WAR HAD ENDED. RECEIVED A WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR SERVICE AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY OF 1946.