World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Owen A. Fairbanks, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Atkinson, New Hampshire
Honored By
Owen Fairbanks
The South Pacific and Aleutian Islands on the USS Shasta AE-6 and USS Serrano ATF-112. Vietnam on the USS Boston CA-69. Also served on the USS Leyte CV-32, USS Northampton CA-26, USS Nipmuc ATF-157 and USS Salem CM-11 and CA-139. Stationed at U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island; U.S. Naval Station, Argentia, Newfoundland; Harbor Defense Unit, Newport, Rhode Island; and U.S. Naval Air Reserve, Glenview, Illinois. 12 ships and stations total.