World War II Honoree

Jack Eugene Furbee

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fairmont, West Virginia

Honored By

Carol Sue Wallace

Relationship

Daughter

SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE JANUARY 6, 1944 FROM CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. ENTERED RECRUIT TRAINING, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ARMED GUARD SCHOOL, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER, SHELL BEACH, LOUISIANA. ARMED GUARD CENTER, PACIFIC. SERVED ON SS SCHENECTADY IN THE PERSIAN GULF, AUSTRALIA. DISTRIBUTION CENTER, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA. HEADQUARTERS 9TH NAVAL DISTRICT, GREAT LAKES. NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT, CRANE, INDIANA. LEFT ACTIVE SERVICE FROM PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, APRIL 30, 1946. RECEIVED AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL.