World War II Honoree

William Albert Page

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP ALLEN AT THE NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA FOR BOOT CAMP; THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER AT CAMP BRADFORD AT THE NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AND THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION REPLACEMENT DEPOT AT CAMP PARKS AT DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE SEABEES OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING AT GUADALCANAL IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS; ON THE FRENCH ISLAND OF NEW CALEDONIA ON THE NORTHEAST APPROACH TO AUSTRALIA; IN THE NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS; ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, HAWAII; AT SAIPAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS; AND AT OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RATING OF SHIPFITTER FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.