World War II Honoree

William Elmer Danforth

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Britain, Connecticut

Honored By

Alan Ladd

Relationship

Son-in-Law

Served in the American and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters of Operation at Naval Receiving Station New Haven, Connecticut, Naval Training Station Sampson, New York, Naval Training Station Newport, Rhode Island, aboard USS Estes AGC-12, USS Mount Olympus AGC-8 and Personnel Separation Center Lido Beach, Long Island, New York. Awarded the American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars, Philippine Liberation Medal and WWII Victory Medal.