World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Cecil Farnsworth
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Salt Lake City, Utah
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ABOARD USS CONVERSE DD-509, USS SIGOURNEY DD-643, NAVAL RECEIVING STATION SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL RECEIVING STATION PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SHORE PATROL 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT, ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVAL RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WOTJ 9 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.