World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Platt
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ABOARD USS QUINCY CA-71; AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.