World War II Honoree

Edward R. Cornett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: ELECTRICIAN’S MATE 2ND CLASS. HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY AUGUST 1943 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, FARRAGUT, IDAHO WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING AT CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. SERVED AS AN ELECTRICIAN ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP, USS COLORADO, BB-45 AND A PATROL CRAFT ESCORT ‘PCE’ IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 1946.