World War II Honoree

Paul Ernest Pugh

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bakersfield, California

Honored By

Peggy Smith

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS A GUNNER ON THE USS ST. LOUIS, A LIGHT CRUISER, WHEN HE FIRST ENLISTED IN MARCH 1941. THE USS ST. LOUIS WAS AT PEARL HARBOR WHEN PEARL HARBOR CAME UNDER ATTACK. THE USS ST. LOUIS FOUGHT IN MANY BATTLES DURING THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK AND BECAME KNOWN AS THE 'LUCKY LOU'. HE LATER BECAME A COOK AND A BUTCHER ON THE USS ST. LOUIS.