World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
V. L. Bethel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED WITH THE USS LCI (R) 708 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENLISTED 28 FEBRUARY 1944 AND SERVED 27 MONTHS. HE RECEIVED 2 BATTLE STARS, INVASION OF IWO JIMA, INVASION OF OKINAWA, 3 RIBBONS ASIATIC-PACIFIC, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION, AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN.