World War II Honoree

Eddie Ernest Ekblad

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Lynn Ekblad Stolar

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS A NAVY SEABEE WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1942. HE WAS IN COMPANY A IN THE TWENTY-SECOND BATTALION IN SITKA AND ATTU, ALASKA SERVING UNDER WILLIAM B. WHITTOCK AND LIEUTENANT H.E. WISE. HE WAS ALSO SENT TO GUAM WITH THE 94TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION. HE SERVED UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF WWII WHEN HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED. HE EARNED THE NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.