World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Daniel Waldroop
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mangum, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
WENT TO CALIFORNIA BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN AND WAS CONTRACTED TO BUILD AIRPLANES. IN 1941, HE TURNED AGE 21, AND THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS BIRTHDAY (DECEMBER 7, 1941), JAPAN ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR IN THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII. DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS CRITICAL JOB BUILDING AIRPLANES, HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE UNTIL HIS CONTRACT WAS COMPLETED. ON MAY 10, 1943, HE ENTERED U.S. NAVY SERVICE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO A SHIP DEPLOYED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 19, 1945, AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.