World War II Honoree

Benjamin Nightingale

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; NAVAL HOSPITAL, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; NAVY FIGHTER SQUADRON OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT 5, NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS), NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; AND ARMED FORCES INDUCTION STATION, NAVAL AIR STATION, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.