World War II Honoree

Vernon I. Greer

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lawton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN AUGUST, 1943. SAILED FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ON JANUARY 17, 1945 EN ROUTE PANAMA. TRANSITED THE CANAL AND ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 4, 1945. SAILED FROM SAN DIEGO ON FEBRUARY 7, 1945 FOR HAWAII AND ARRIVED AT PEARL HARBOR ON FEBRUARY 15, 1945. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38). PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AT OKINAWA AND AGAINST THE JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS. HIS SHIP ENTERED TOKYO BAY ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1945, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE FORMAL SURRENDER CEREMONIES, AND REMAINED UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.