World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Albert Atwood, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Atwood Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; JUNIOR COLLEGE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS; NAVY PIER CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; NAVAL REPAIR BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS AVERY ISLAND AG-76 AND USS PRAIRIE AS-15. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.