World War II Honoree

Frank Kilsby Bennett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOARD USS LITTLE APD-4, USS WILLIAM WARD BURROWS AP-6, RECEIVING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, USS FRANKFORD DD-497, RECEIVING STATION LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, USS HALSEY POWELL DD-686, NAVY YARD PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER MIAMI, FLORIDA, USS PGM-27, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, USS GOSSELIN APD-126 AND USS MERAPI AF-38. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 'A', GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.