World War II Honoree

Howard Ray Whitt

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

War, West Virginia

Honored By

Sheila A. Tharpe

Relationship

Daughter

SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, AZORES, DISCHARGED NAVAL SERVICE FEBRUARY 28, 1947 AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND WAS ENLISTED FOR 3 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, LITTLE CREEK VIRGINIA AND FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA , CAMP ALLEN, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, CAMP HINT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS USS ADIRONDACK - NAVAL AIR STATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. ALSO ENTERED THE ARMY AT FORT KNOX AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY ON MAY 31, 1947 FOR ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS ON NOVEMBER 30, 1948 AS A CORPORAL/INFANTRY AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY.