World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence H. Feltes
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Aurora, Illinois
Honored By
His Family
BOATSWAIN'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS PRICHETT DD-561 FROM 1943 TO 1946. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM APRIL 1944 TO AUGUST 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE MARIANA AND PALAU ISLANDS CAMPAIGNS, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE MAINLAND. USS PRICHETT WAS AWARDED THE NAVY UNIT CITATION FOR ITS ACTIONS OFF OKINAWA AND EARNED 8 BATTLE STARS DURING THE WAR.