World War II Honoree

Francis Dean Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Howard Lewis Patton

Relationship

Friend

ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MAY 6, 1942 AT SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; AND MACHINIST’S MATE SCHOOL AT WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA. SERVED ALSO WITH THE USS NAUTILUS (FLAG) SUBMARINE DIVISION 42 RELIEF CREW, SUBMARINE BASE ORGANIZED, NAVY 108 SCHOOL, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; V-12 UNIT, WABASH COLLEGE, CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA; MINECRAFT TRAINING CENTER 24, LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA; HEADQUARTERS 9TH NAVAL DISTRICT, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; USS SWERVE AN-121, NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND THE USS NELSON DD-623. EARNED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (RETROACTIVELY AWARDED IN 1969), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE BATTLE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON NOVEMBER 19, 1945 AND THE SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.