World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Courtland Van Rensselaer Halsey, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rumson, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ABOARD USS LST-975 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.