World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Gipson 'Bill' Harvey, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE U.S. NAVY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED AS A HOSPITAL PHARMACIST'S MATE FROM 1943-1946. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AT PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND; AND IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.