World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Collins Bidwell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Robert G. Bidwell, Jr.
Relationship
Nephew
A 1939 GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, SERVED THROUGHOUT WWII. IN ADDITION, SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION FROM ANNAPOLIS, HE WAS PUT IN COMMAND OF THE USS BUCHANAN WITH ORDERS TO SAIL HER TO CANADA AND TURN HER OVER TO THE BRITISH FOR USE IN WWII BEFORE THE U.S. ENTERED THE WAR.