World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leo Joseph Ratkey
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kansas City, Kansas
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE ENTERED THE NAVY AT AGE 17 AND AT AGE 18 WAS PART OF THE NORMANDY INVASION AT UTAH BEACH. FOLLOWING THE ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA HIS SHIP PROVIDED WATER TO THE ARMY. HE THEN SERVED ON A RED CROSS HOSPITAL SHIP FOR WOUNDED SERVICEMEN.