World War II Honoree

Orville Hardy

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER (NCTC) AT CAMP PEARY AT WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA FROM DECEMBER, 1942 TO MARCH, 1943; THE NCTC AT CAMP ENDICOTT AT DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND FROM MARCH-MAY, 1943; AND AT PORT HUENEME NAVAL BASE, CALIFORNIA FROM MAY-AUGUST, 1943. SAILED OVERSEAS ON AUGUST 2, 1943 FOR DUTY IN THE PACIFIC. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A MEMBER OF THE 77TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION (SEABEES) IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. SERVED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AT GUADALCANAL AND VELLA LAVELLA ISLAND IN SEPTEMBER, 1943, AND BOUGAINVILLE IN DECEMBER, 1943. SERVED AT EMIRAU ISLAND IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO FROM APRIL-DECEMBER, 1944 WHEN THE UNIT RELOCATED TO BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. THEN SERVED AT SANGLEY POINT, CAVITE, LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FROM APRIL, 1945 UNTIL THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.