World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe L. Randles
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chardon, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
IN THE WEEKS AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, HE FLEW BETWEEN BLYTH, CALIFORNIA AND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA FOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL TRANSPORTING MAIL AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY. ATTEMPTED TO ENLIST IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE BUT HAD COLOR BLINDNESS. JOINED THE NAVY AND ENTERED INTO RADAR TECHNICIAN TRAINING WHICH HE COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME THAT WWII ENDED.