World War II Honoree

William G. Wurth

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

College Point, New York

Honored By

Caryn Quaker

Relationship

Niece

SERVED AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN COMBAT AIR CREW HE PATROLLED AROUND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE BAHAMAS, THEN THEY PATROLLED THE PACIFIC. HIS SQUADRON DID A CONVOY SURVEILLANCE AND SANK A JAPANESE SUBMARINE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, EXPERT PISTOL MEDAL, ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE PATCH AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE MEDAL.