World War II Honoree

Walter Malvin Geno

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pontiac, Michigan

Honored By

Roberta J. Geno, Carole, Diane & Larry

Relationship

Wife, Daughters & Son

SERVED AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCE TECHNICIAN AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION, TERMINAL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO HIS ASSIGNMENT AT TERMINAL ISLAND HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. PRE-RADIO OPERATION SCHOOLING AT MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA AND AVIATION ORDNANCE TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE FEBRUARY 22, 1944 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 5, 1946 AT THE U. S. NAVAL BASE, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA.