World War II Honoree

James Edwin Darling

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE SOLOMONS, MARYLAND, LCT(5) FLOTILLA #1, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CAMP BRADFORD, VIRGINIA, RECEIVING BARRACKS MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, NAVAL TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER CAMP ELLIOTT, CALIFORNIA, LCT(5) FLOTILLA #8 PACIFIC AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.