World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elwood W. Geary
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Storm Lake, Iowa
Honored By
Wava Geary
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED OCTOBER 1942; BASIC SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ADVANCED TRAINING HOSPITAL CORPS PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO NAVAL OILER SHIP USS NESHANIC; LATER, USS CHIKASKIA; DECKHAND GUNNER. DISCHARGED JANUARY 5, 1946 AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.