World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Walter Warkentien
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Des Plaines, Illinois
Honored By
The Warkentien Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, USS R-5 (SS-82), SUBMARINE DIVISION 72 FLAG ALLOWANCE (USS R-16), USS R-18 (SS-95), SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; SUBMARINE DIVISION 242 (USS PIRANHA FLAGSHIP), SUBMARINE DIVISION 191 (USS PUFFER FLAGSHIP), USS KRAKEN SS-370, USS SEA CAT SS-399 AND USS SABLEFISH SS-303. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.