World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph E. Ward, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lafayette, Indiana
Honored By
Rheta C. Eason
Aleutian Islands, airplane mechanic. U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois; U.S. Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington; Naval Air Technical Training Center Chicago, Illinois; Naval Air Station (NAS) Attu, Alaska. USS Salt Lake City CA-25; U.S. Federal archive and record centers, Coronado Headquarters, San Diego, California; Combat Aircraft Service Unit Thirty Three; Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren, Virginia; Receiving Station Washington, D.C. Received the American Defense Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal.