World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wayne E. Hartford
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sanford, Maine
Honored By
Wayne E. Hartford
Relationship
Self
ENLISTED; PORTLAND, MAINE, JANUARY 1943. SERVED IN ARGENTINA, AND NEWFOUNDLAND; FEBRUARY 1943 TO JULY 1944. PLANK OWNER, USS NORTON SOUND (AV-11), JANUARY 1945. ADMIRAL'S STAFF, USS CURTISS (AV-4). ALSO SERVED ON USS SHELIKOF (AVP-52) AND USS SUISUN (AVP-53). DISCHARGED YEOMAN 2ND CLASS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 1946. AWARDED NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL (EXTENDED), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS (OKINAWA AND THIRD FLEET OPERATIONS TOWARD JAPAN), WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA (JAPAN) CLASP.