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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry Leroy Pemberton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Iola, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON MAY 17, 1944. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ASSIGNED TO OR SERVED ABOARD, IN TURN, NAVY 128 (PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII TERRITORY) AND THE BUCKLEY-CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT USS EICKENBERGER DE-202. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A WATER TENDER THIRD CLASS ON JUNE 3, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR.