World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Spencer Pestell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Lisa Lee Petty
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED ON THE USS COTTON DD-669 AS A HELMSMAN. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE USS CHILTON APA-38 AND WITNESSED THE ATOMIC BOMB TEST ON BIKINI ISLAND. HE EARNED RIBBONS FOR THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA AND THE AMERICAN AREA. DISCHARGED AUGUST 15, 1946.