World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Emanuel Ward
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He joined the US Navy on January 4, 1940 and was a messman/stretcher bearer. He weathered the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38) until "The 3rd Battle of Savo Island" off Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. During the encounter he was seriously wounded and received a Purple Heart.