World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Orville Hansford Cavender
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sybial, West Virginia
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL MINE WARFARE SCHOOL, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA; NAVAL OPERATING BASE, GUAM, MARIANA ISLANDS; ABOARD USS ERROL AG-133; AND USS GRAINGER AK-184. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.