World War II Honoree

C. Monroe Hart

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rigby, Idaho

Honored By

Family

GRADUATED FROM THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND WITH THE CLASS OF 1941 AS AN ENGINEER AND AS A GRADUATE OF THE NAVY'S DEEP SEA DIVING SCHOOL. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN RE-FLOATING THE SS NORMANDIE, A LARGE OCEAN LINER GIVEN TO THE U.S. BY FRANCE, WHICH HAD CAPSIZED IN THE NEW YORK HARBOR IN 1942. AS A LIEUTENANT IN WWII, HE SUPERVISED SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND HAD MANY EXPERIENCES SAVING SHIPS SUNK BY ENEMY SUBMARINES OFF THE EASTERN COAST.