World War II Honoree

Inon Craggs

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Harrisburg, Illinois

Honored By

E. Carleen & Charles Sutherlin

Relationship

Family

YEOMAN FIRST CLASS, V-4 DIVISION, AIR OPERATIONS. ENLISTED AT HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS. BOOT CAMP AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. 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). WENT ON TO ENIWETOK ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS. BOARDED TANKER USS NANTAHALLA (AO-60) FOR RENDEZVOUS AT SEA AND TRANSFER TO AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS YORKTOWN (CV-10), TASK FORCE 58 FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS AGAINST OKINAWA, RYUKYUS CAMPAIGN, AND 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 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH BATTLE STAR.