World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earcel Cotton Porter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mont Belvieu, Texas
Honored By
Lisa Lanier & Lorretta West
Relationship
Daughters
SERVED ABOARD THE USS MANILA BAY (CVE-61) IN CARRIER DIVISION #26 IN THE U.S. PACIFIC FLEET. IN LEYTE GULF, TOOK TWO KAMIKAZE, SUFFERING SEVERE DAMAGE. SERVED IN IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND NORTHERN HONSHU, JAPAN.