World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest John Waddell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lewiston, New York
Honored By
Herbert Waddell
Relationship
Brother
COMPLETED RECRUIT TRAINING AT SAMPSON, NEW YORK; PRE-RADIO SCHOOL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS & RADIO MATERIAL SCHOOL, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI; AND RADIO MATERIAL SCHOOL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SERVED ABOARD USS GUAM (CB2) AT OKINAWA AND THE CHINA SEA, WHERE IT EARNED TWO BATTLE STARS. AWARDS INCLUDE THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.