World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Louis C. Christensen
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
River Edge, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
SERVED AS CHIEF ENGINEER ON BOARD THE MERCHANT SHIP "WILLIAM SHARON". WENT MISSING AFTER SHIP WAS HIT BY JAPANESE KAMIKAZE OFF LUZON ISLAND, PHILIPPINES ON DECEMBER 28, 1944. AWARDED MERCHANT MARINERS MEDAL AND MERCHANT MARINE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.