World War II Honoree

Edward 'Ed' Chlapowski

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Webster, Massachusetts

Honored By

Joe Feaster

HE JOINED THE NAVY ON JUNE 18, 1940, A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN, AND WAS DISCHARGED IN JULY 1945 AT THE END OF THE WAR. HE WAS 19 WHEN THE WAR STARTED, AND HE HAD TRAINED AS A RADIOMAN. UPON ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR, HE RAN TO THE RADIO ROOM, WHERE HE KNEW THE CREW WAS SHORT ON SUNDAYS. A SUPERVISOR HANDED HIM AS MESSAGE, AND, IN MORSE CODE, HE NOTIFIED THE REST OF THE WORLD.