World War II Honoree

Milton Eugene Fife

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Calvin B. Cornwell

Relationship

Friend

ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN OCTOBER OF 1940. HE SERVED AS A SAILOR ABOARD AN ANTI-SUBMARINE NET TENDER. LATER HE AS MADE A V5V NAVAL AIR CADET AND FINISHED TRAINING IN NOVEMBER 1944. HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN IN THE NAVY RESERVE. HE SERVED ON PATROLS WITH THE VP12 SQUADRON OUT OF WHITBY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION IN WASHINGTON AND KODIAK ISLAND STATION ALASKA. HE COMPLETED A CAREER IN THE NAVY AS A COMMANDER WITH 27.5 YEARS OF SERVICE.