World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
David M. Payne
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
The Payne Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON TRAINING CENTER MELVILLE, RHODE ISLAND, MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 15 AND MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 5. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.