World War II Honoree

Loren E. Fielder

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AS A CARPENTER'S MATE FIRST CLASS IN JULY, 1942. STATIONED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP ALLEN AND CAMP BRADFORD, BOTH AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. THEN, AT PORT HUENEME, NEAR OXNARD, CALIFORNIA. SERVED SOME 11 MONTHS WITH THE SEABEES OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS OFF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA. STATIONED AT DUTCH HARBOR ON AMAKNAK ISLAND ON UNALASKA WHERE HE EXPERIENCED HIGH GALE-FORCE WINDS CALLED 'WILLAWAWS' THAT WOULD OFTEN LAST 3-4 DAYS. ALSO LIVED WITH SLEET, FOG AND SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES. RECEIVED HIS APPOINTMENT AS A WARRANT OFFICER WHILE SERVING IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A WARRANT OFFICER AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.