World War II Honoree

Pearl Talbert Devore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON JANUARY 28, 1944 AT SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, FARRAGUT, IDAHO. SERVED ABOARD THE LIGHT CRUISER USS SAN DIEGO CL-53 AND HEAVY CRUISER USS PENSACOLA CA-24 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND AT VARIOUS NAVAL INSTALLATIONS BOTH IN THE U.S. AND OVERSEAS. EARNED THE NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON (RETROACTIVELY AWARDED BY 1999 ACT OF CONGRESS), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMEN SECOND CLASS ON JULY 15, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI.