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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Henry Orth, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Elizabeth Perry

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FOR 41 MONTHS FROM 1943 TO 1946. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON (3 STARS), AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON (1 STAR). SERVED AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; USS ARCTURUS AND THE USS SUFFOLK AKA-69.