World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walton Eugene Ward, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1942. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. TOOK BOOT CAMP TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS REASSIGNED TO THE NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA TO ATTEND AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATION, REMAINED AT THE NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL AS AN INSTRUCTOR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.