World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Ernest Winn
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Winn Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; RECEIVING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; SECTION BASE, PORTLAND, MAINE; USS MANGO AN-24; LANDING CRAFT AND DISTRICT CRAFT 15TH NAVAL DISTRICT, CRISTOBAL SECTION, IN SERVICE CRAFT (YNG-9); LOCAL DEFENSE FORCES, COCO SOLO GROUP, CANAL ZONE; RECEIVING STATION, MIAMI, FLORIDA; TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL AIR STATION, MOFFETT FIELD, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; USS RANDALL APA-224; AND RECEIVING STATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.