World War II Honoree

Carl John Coombs

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Medford, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Relationship

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ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. SERVED AS A STOREKEEPER AND MANAGER OF SHIP STORES OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. ALSO, SPENT A SHORT TIME ON OKINAWA, IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, IN THE NORTH WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AREA, BEFORE HIS DISCHARGE AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945, AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.