World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold E. Wakefield
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Yakima, Washington
Honored By
Mary Nye
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ON USS NEVADA, BB-36 AS A LEFT POWDERMAN ON 5 INCH GUN MOUNT. PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY AND AFTER THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. TRANSITED PANAMA CANAL TO SUPPORT INVASIONS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA.