World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene Frederick Pinney
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (RADIO), NAVAL RESERVE ARMORY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA; RECEIVING STATION, NAVY 128, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII; AND ABOARD USS WHITEHURST DE-634. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.