World War II Honoree

William J. Conner, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Dumont, New Jersey

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1942. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST BEACH JUMPERS UNIT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF SICILY IN JULY 1943 AND SALERNO, ITALY IN SEPTEMBER 1943. ATTAINED THE RATING OF ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN'S MATE FIRST CLASS. SELECTED FOR OFFICER TRAINING AND WAS APPOINTED A MIDSHIPMAN IN THE NAVAL OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM. CONTINUED IN RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR, WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN AND WORKED IN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.