World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Nelson Rasmussen, Jr.
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 OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, ARMED GUARD CENTER SOUTH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ABOARD SS GEORGE VANCOUVER, SS ELAY ALFARO, SS OREMAR, SS GULFTIDE AND SS WILLIAM JERMAN. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.