World War II Honoree

Junior A. Porter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Skedee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, INCLUDING ABOARD THE ESCORT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS BARNES (CVE-20); AND IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. HIS SHIP TRANSPORTED AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL FROM THE UNITED STATES TO FORWARD AREAS OF THE PACIFIC THROUGHOUT WORLD WAR II. IN ADDITION THE SHIP SERVED AS A COMBAT, TRAINING AND PILOT-QUALIFYING AIRCRAFT CARRIER. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RATING OF AVIATION ELECTRICIAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.