World War II Honoree

Inon Craggs

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Harrisburg, Illinois

Honored By

Carleen Friddle-Sutherlin

Relationship

Niece

YEOMAN 1ST CLASS, V-4 DIVISION, AIR OPERATIONS. ENLISTED AT HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS, WITH BOOT TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, AND YEOMAN SCHOOL AT NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. SAILED FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO OAHU, HAWAII, ABOARD THE TRANSPORT USS HUGH S. SCOTT, AP-43;THEN ON TO ENIWETOK ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS. BOARDED THE TANKER USS NANTAHALA, AO-60, FOR RENDEZVOUS AT SEA AND TRANSFER TO THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS YORKTOWN, CV-10, TASK FORCE 58, FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST OKINAWA, RYUKYU CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AFTER RE-SUPPLY IN LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PARTICIPATED IN CONCENTRATED CARRIER ACTION AGAINST THE JAPANESE HOMELANDS UNTIL WAR'S END. RETURNED TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH BATTLE STAR.