World War II Honoree

Lloyd McPherson Felmly

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Newark, New Jersey

Honored By

M. J. Lynett

WHILE ATTENDING MEDICAL SCHOOL HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON JANUARY 2, 1942. DURING HIS MANY YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY, HE RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECOGNITION'S INCLUDING GRADUATING FROM MINING RECOGNITION SCHOOL AND BECOMING A CERTIFIED DEEP SEA NAVY DIVER. HE SERVED 3 YEARS BEHIND ENEMY LINES WITH THE SINO-AMERICAN COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION (SACO) FOR THIS HE RECEIVED THE CHINA WAR MEMORIAL MEDAL, THE SACO MEDAL, THE NAVAL RESERVE MEDAL, AND THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON. UPON JAPAN'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DEFEAT, HE ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER SWORD FROM THE JAPANESE ON BEHALF OF GENERAL MACARTHUR.