World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Loren Ross Etka
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kingsford, Michigan
Honored By
Mary & David Hagen
Relationship
Daughter & Son-in-Law
SERVED PRIMARILY AS SONAR OPERATOR ABOARD THE MINESWEEPER YMS-316. WHILE DOCKED IN AUSTRALIA, HE SALVAGED A PAIR OF HEAVY DUTY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS THAT WERE NOT NORMALLY MOUNTED ON MINESWEEPERS. THE GUNS WERE MOUNTED ON THE BOAT AND WERE LATER USED TO SHOOT DOWN A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE FIGHTER, WHICH ATTACKED AROUND DAWN.