World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Lyon Benjamin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Benjamin Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, FLOATING DRY DOCK TRAINING CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL HOSPITAL TREASURE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL BARRACKS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD BREMERTON, WASHINGTON; USS ABSD-3, NAVAL HOSPITAL AIEA HEIGHTS, HAWAII AND NAVAL HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.