World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul Stevens Purdy
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winsted, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; FLEET SERVICE SCHOOLS (RADAR), VIRGINIA BEACH, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AND ABOARD USS CARROLL DE-171. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.