World War II Honoree

James Alva Pry

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cleveland, 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; AND THE NAVAL TORPEDO STATION, KEYPORT, WASHINGTON. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA AND IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RATING OF TORPEDOMAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.