World War II Honoree

Elmer Jacob Wurthner, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Suzanne Wurthner Hanson

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED NOVEMBER 2, 1942 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE NOVEMBER 9, 1945 AS A MACHINIST'S MATE, FIRST CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS BELLEAU WOOD; AIR, ASHORE AND AFLOAT IN THE PACIFIC WAR AREA, 18 SEPTEMBER 1943 TO 15 AUGUST 1945 AND ON THE USS ATR-56. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS CONDUCT, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 7 BRONZE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.