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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Harlan Wesley Rose

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Clay City, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON JANUARY 31, 1945. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, THE GLEAVES-CLASS DESTROYER USS WOOLSEY DD-437 AND THE FLETCHER-CLASS DESTROYER USS SAUFLEY DD-465. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS ON JULY 6, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, NAVAL AIR STATION, CHARLESTOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.