World War II Honoree
Served Their Country
Forrest Leroy Packard
Hometown
Meridian, Idaho
Honored By
Dee Leavitt
Relationship
Granddaughter
CIVILIAN CARPENTER ON WAKE ISLAND WHEN IT WAS BOMBED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. AFTER HOLDING OUT FOR 16 DAYS HE WAS CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN PRISON CAMPS IN CHINA AND JAPAN FOR 48 MONTHS (UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR).