World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry Essres
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Walsenburg, Colorado
Honored By
Carol Essres Reed
Relationship
Daughter
HE ENTERED THE NAVY 18 MAY 1944 IN WALSENBURG, COLORADO. HE DID HIS RECRUIT TRAINING AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO. DURING HIS TIME IN THE NAVY HE SERVED ON THE USS WICKES DD-0578 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY AT SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA ON JUNE 2, 1946.