World War II Honoree

Albert F. Cavanaugh

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PHARMACIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. HE ENTERED THE NAVY IN 1943, TRAINED AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION FARRAGUT, IDAHO AND THE U.S. NAVAL BASE AT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A PHARMACIST ABOARD THE ATTACK TRANSPORT, USS NATRONA APA-214 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES: RYUKYUS ISLANDS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.