World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ellwood 'Woody' Otto
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. NAVY ABOARD THE USS FITCH DURING WWII. HIS WAS THE FIRST SHIP TO FIRE ON NORMANDY BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1944. HE WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE SIGNING OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER IN TOKYO BAY IN 1945.