World War II Honoree

Eugene H. Bender

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bloomington, Indiana

Honored By

Richard E. Bender

Relationship

Son

CHIEF CARPENTER'S MATE, SEABEE. ENLISTED AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, WITH TRAINING AT U.S. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER, CAMP ALLEN, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. STATIONED AT U.S. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION CENTER-NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, THEN AS STATION CREW, CAMP PEARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA. SERVED WITH THE U.S. NAVY SEABEE MAINTENANCE UNIT 555 PERFORMING SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE WORK AT COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE, PANAMA. AT WAR'S END REASSIGNED TO THE U.S. NAVAL PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.