World War II Honoree

Paul Ellsworth Williams

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Indianapolis, Indiana

Honored By

Gene Maresca

Relationship

Son-in-Law

CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1940 AS CHIEF OF THE RADIO SCHOOL AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ARMORY UNTIL 1943. SENT TO MIAMI, FLORIDA ASSIGNED TO A SUB CHASER, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER REASSIGNED TO THE USS LCI(L)-747. FIRST THEY WERE SENT TO DUTCH HARBOR IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, THEN TO PEARL HARBOR AND WEST TO FUNAFUTI, NEW HEBRIDES, THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, MOROTAI-CELEBES AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ( LUZON, NASABU BENDE, LUBANG ISLAND, MARINDUQUE, CEBU, MINDORO, MINDANAO, LEYTE, SAMAR, ORMOC AND TACLOBAN). THEN TO ULITHI, ENIWETOK AND BACK HOME THROUGH PUERTO RICO. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL,THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.