World War II Honoree

Paul Elliott Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Honored By

The Ford Family

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; NAVY TRAINING SCHOOL (ELECTRICIAN'S MATES), UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND ABOARD USS WESSON DE-184. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 7 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMMENDED FOR EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE 4-8-45 BY JOHN N. CALPERWOOD EXECUTIVE OFFICER USS WESSON DE-184 AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.