World War II Honoree

Joe R. Wardlow

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ramer, Tennessee

Honored By

Joe R. Wardlow

Relationship

Self

HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRES OF OPERATION. HE SERVED AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING COMBAT DETACHMENT LANDING AT THE NAVAL OPERATING BASE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; RECEIVING STATION, SOUTH ANNEX IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AND RECEIVING STATION IN ORAN, ALGERIA, NORTH AFRICA. HE WAS THEN STATIONED ABOARD THE USS-LCI (L) 211, USS-LCI (L) 9, USS COM-LCI (L) FLOT-2. THEN HE WAS SENT THE AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE IN BIZERTE, TUNISIA. AFTER THE INVASION OF NORMANDY HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AND WAS THEN REASSIGNED TO GUANTANAMO BAY.