World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Rudolph Mockler
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Mockler Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRONS TRAINING CENTER, NEWPORT (MELVILLE), RHODE ISLAND; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 4; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 17; NAVAL HOSPITAL, AIEA HEIGHTS, HAWAII; MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 1; MOTOR TORPEDO SQUADRON 21; USS SALINAN ATF-161; AFDL-47; NAVAL OPERATING BASE, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA; AND USS PC-580, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, CHINA SERVICE RIBBON AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.