World War II Honoree

William 'Bill' Halleran

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Floral Park, New York

Honored By

George Weck

Relationship

Friend

ENLISTED IN 1939 AND WAS STATIONED AT PEARL HARBOR WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE HAD A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SINKING OF THE BATTLESHIP USS ARIZONA. LATER IN THE WAR, HIS SHIP SUPPORTED TROOPS LANDING ON ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, SEARCHED FOR JAPANESE SHIPS AND FOUGHT OFF KAMIKAZE ATTACKS. AFTER JAPAN SURRENDERED IN 1945, HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A YEOMAN SECOND CLASS.