World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter S. Pilgram
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Muscatine, Iowa
Relationship
Self
WENT TO ARMY RECRUITING STATION AT FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY AND TOLD TO GO TO SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING STATION FOR BOOT CAMP TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION, WENT TO OAKLAND AND ASSIGNED TO THE REPAIR SHIP USS PROMETHEUS. SAILED TO BREMERTON, WASHINGTON WHERE HE WORKED DECOMMISSIONING NAVY WARSHIPS AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES IN WWII. SEPARATED FROM SERVICE IN BREMERTON.