World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Wasmuth
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
California
Honored By
Sidney Duplex
HE WAS IN THE BATTLE FOR GUADALCANAL. HE WAS ON BOARD THE DESTROYER USS QUINCY WHEN IT WAS SUNK BY THE JAPANESE NOVEMBER 12, 1942. HE WAS LATER ASSIGNED TO THE DESTROYER USS THE SULLIVANS DD-537 WHERE HIS FIGHT CONTINUED AGAINST THE JAPANESE.