World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Franklin Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Centerdale, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Williams Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT COAST GUARD MANHATTAN BEACH TRAINING STATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICER, 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT; COAST GUARD RECEIVING STATION, BERKELEY, VIRGINIA; PF-56 NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; USS CAVALIER APA-37, LAVERNE BARRACKS, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK; U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT SHIP LT-230; AND SPAR BARRACKS, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.