World War II Honoree

Ralph E. Foulks

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1936, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES ENTERED THE WAR. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA; WITH THE NAVAL AIR TRAINING COMMAND, NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA; KEY WEST NAVAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA; AND JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN ENGLAND, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF FRANCE ON JUNE 6, 1944; IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE, AND CARIBBEAN AREA; AND IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH GOLD STAR, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER FOULKS CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.