World War II Honoree

Warren H. 'Winger' Chivers

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hanover, New Hampshire

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

A GRADUATE OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND TWICE A NORDIC OLYMPIAN, VOLUNTEERED IN 1941 FOR AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE NAVAL AVIATOR PROGRAM. SERVED AT NAVY INSTALLATIONS AT ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, AND CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA; IN NORTHWEST AFRICA; AND AT NAVAL AIR STATION, DELAND, FLORIDA, WHERE HE SERVED AS COMMANDER. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BATTLE STARS, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1946.