World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Philip D. Farrand
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Jackson, Michigan
Honored By
Philip & Phyllis Farrand
Relationship
Self & Wife
SERVED YEAR AND HALF IN ATLANTIC & 9 MNTHS IN PACIFIC. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS FOR LUZON, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA. HIT BY A SUICIDE PLANE AT OKINAWA 5 25, 1945, entered Battle of IWO JIMA ON D-DAY; SERVED IN 5 ESCORT TRIPS IN THE ATLANTIC. SERVED ON THE USS O'NEILL DE-188.