World War II Honoree

Warren Willenburg

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lawrence, Kansas

Honored By

Susan & Mark Willenburg

Relationship

Children

IN 1940, COMMISSIONED ABOARD THE USS YORKTOWN, STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR. ASSIGNED TO THE BT5 AIR SQUADRON TORPEDO BOMBER UNIT. ON JUNE 4, 1942, THE USS YORKTOWN WAS SUNK AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. AFTER BEING RESCUED AT SEA, TRANSFERRED TO THE USS ENTERPRISE AS PART OF THE BT6 TORPEDO SQUADRON. INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL. SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED WITH A MEDICAL DISCHARGE DUE TO BATTLE FATIGUE AND TRAUMA.