World War II Honoree

Lawrence Nelson Crosley

Hometown

Seward, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS ABOARD THE PATROL CRAFT USS PC-1079. PARTICIPATED IN ANTISUBMARINE PATROL OPERATIONS IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. HIS SHIP ESCORTED MERCHANT SHIPS TO DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA. THEN, CONDUCTED ANTISUBMARINE PATROLS AND ESCORT DUTIES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AREA OUT OF ALASKA, HAWAII, MIDWAY ISLAND, SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, CENTRAL PACIFIC, OKINAWA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AT SAIPAN, HIS VESSEL ALSO OPERATED AS CONTROL SHIP AND ANTIAIRCRAFT SCREEN. AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES, ASSISTED OCCUPATION FORCES IN KOREA AND CHINA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RATING OF CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.