World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Theodore Gleason Ostrom
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Paul, Minnesota
Honored By
Nadine Fox
Relationship
Niece
ASSIGNED TO DESTROYER DD-349 USS DEWEY. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HIS SHIP WAS ONE OF TWO LEAD DESTROYERS INTO THE 'SLOT' FOR THE GUADALCANAL LANDINGS. ALSO SERVED IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. HIS RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN OCTOBER, 1945 LISTS HIM AS A LIEUTENANT ON DD-800 USS PORTER.