World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Rexford Wells
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Golden Meadow, Louisiana
Relationship
Family
SERVED AS GUNNER ON USS CHICAGO ON MAY 31, 1941 DURING BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA; WAS SOLDIER WHO SIGHTED AND SOUNDED THE ALARM WHEN THREE JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINES SURFACED IN SYDNEY HARBOR; RECEIVED FIVE BATTLE STAR MEDALS, NAVY COMMENDATION RIBBON AND PURPLE HEART.