World War II Honoree

Harvey Emerson Ward

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS PATROLS FOLLOWED BY DEDICATED ISLAND RECONNAISSANCE PRECEDING MAJOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS. CAME UNDER ENEMY SMALL ARMS FIRE FROM AMBUSH TWICE WHILE LEADING A RECONNAISSANCE PARTY ASHORE IN NEW GUINEA. HE AND HIS PARTY RETURNED FIRE AND ELIMINATED JAPANESE ATTACKERS. PARTICIPATED IN NAVAL BATTLES WITH JAPANESE NAVAL VESSELS ON PATROLS, AND WAS IN THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH MEDICAL DISABILITY AFTER LEYTE. CONTINUED ACTIVITY IN NAVAL INTELLIGENCE AFTER DISCHARGE.