World War II Honoree

Edward Aulmon Prow

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Wheatcroft, Kentucky

Honored By

Jack Tarkington

Relationship

Friend

AFTER THE MAJOR HOSTILITIES ENDED WITH THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY AND JAPAN, ACTIVITY CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS REQUIRING DEFENSIVE ACTIONS BY AMERICAN FORCES. FROM JANUARY 1946 THROUGH APRIL 1947, ASSIGNED TO A COAST GUARD CRUISER BASED OUT OF ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA PROVIDING SECURITY PATROLS FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC SHIPPING ROUTES MONITORING THE ACTIVITY OF JAPANESE SUBMARINES IN THE AREA, ONE OF WHICH STAYED OFF THE COAST OF NEW YORK FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS.