World War II Honoree

Earl L. Fuller

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

Honored By

Mrs. L. Ramona Fuller

Relationship

Wife

Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy, for service as set forth in the following citation: 'For heroic conduct and meritorious service in the line of his profession as a member of the Volunteer Salvage Crew which attempted on June 6, 1942, to salvage and return the USS Yorktown to port, knowing full well that the Yorktown was in a precarious condition because of damage received in battle on June 5, 1942, that she was barely seaworthy, and that she would probably be the target of repeated submarine and air attack against which would be very difficult to defend her, he requested that he be allowed to return to the ship and assist in her salvage. The efforts of the salvage party were so successful that all remaining fires were out and two degrees of list had been removed, in mid-afternoon, the ship was struck by two torpedoes fired from an enemy submarine. His conduct was in accordance with the best traditions of the Naval Service'.