World War II Honoree

Russell Forrest Bartolett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

Family & American Legion Post 288, La Crescenta, CA

HE ENLISTED IN TOLEDO, OHIO IN 1942 AND RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. AFTERWARDS HE WAS SENT TO THE NAVAL AIR STATION AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR TRAINING AS AN AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS CLASS 'A' TRAINING IN TEXAS HE RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING AT THE NAVAL STATION IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. HIS NEXT DUTY ASSIGNMENT WAS AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA WHERE HE SERVED AS AN AVIATION TECHNICIAN FIRST CLASS UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1944 WHEN HE RETURNED TO TOLEDO, OHIO.