World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl Lawrence Phinney
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chester, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS ARKANSAS BB-33, RECEIVING STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.