World War II Honoree

Earl E. Patterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jean Patterson & Stewart Shotwell

Relationship

Wife & Friend

HE WAS A V-12 STUDENT AT OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. ATTENDED CLASSES IN STEAM AND DIESEL ENGINES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY. REPORTED TO YMS-163 AT GUAM TO SWEEP MINES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS. REMAINED IN THE NAVAL RESERVE AND RETIRED WITH RANK OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER IN 1965.