World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William V. Beaton, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Lynn, Massachusetts
Honored By
Dorothy Beaton
Relationship
Wife
WHILE WORKING TO READY A BEACH AT PALERMO, SOUTHERN ITALY FOR MARINES TO LAND, THE SEABEES WERE BOMBED FROM OVERHEAD. SENT HOME AFTER BULLDOZE WAS BLOWN UP AND WAS THROWN FROM IT.