World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Preston Futrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Raleigh, North Carolina
Honored By
Mary Belle P. Futrell
Relationship
Wife
SERVED ABOARD THE USS WASP IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, WHERE HE EARNED 7 BATTLE STARS AND RECEIVED A CAPTAIN'S COMMENDATORY MAST AWARD FOR DESTROYING 6 JAPANESE TORPEDO PLANES DURING ATTACKS IN OCTOBER 12-15, 1944.