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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Estel Dale Denton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Flora, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON DECEMBER 12, 1943 AT NAVAL RECRUITING STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND STATIONED AT NAVAL AIR STATION, BUNKER HILL, INDIANA. SERVED OVERSEAS ABOARD THE INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE REPAIR SHIP USS OTUS ARG-20. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS ON FEBRUARY 28, 1946 AT THE PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.