World War II Honoree

William Haines Bigum

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Honored By

Hal D. Terrell

Relationship

WWII Buddy

SERVED AS AN ORDNANCE, ARMAMENT, GUNNERY AND ROCKET TRAINING OFFICER AT VARIOUS NAVAL STATIONS WITHIN THE U.S.. DURING HIS MILITARY CAREER HE WAS STATIONED AT HEDRON 5-1, U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, HARVEY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA. U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, WHERE HE SERVED ON THE STAFF OF THE COMMAND AIR FORCES ATLANTIC FLEET. U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON AND THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CARRIER SERVICE UNIT 50, PASCO, WASHINGTON. PRIOR TO HIS STATESIDE ASSIGNMENTS, HE RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT THE GENERAL ORDNANCE SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C., AVIATION GUNNERY TRAINING, BOMBS, FUSES AND BOMBSIGHT TRAINING AT THE NAVAL TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. AWARDED THE NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ENTERED THE SERVICE JUNE 28, 1943 WITH INDOCTRINATION AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FORT SCHUYLER, NEW YORK AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED MAY 18, 1946 AT THE OFFICER SEPARATION CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.