World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Coldwell John Ely
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Willimantic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Ely Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION, NAVY YARD, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; AND ABOARD USS MONTPELIER CL-57. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH NINE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.