World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Harrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Ms. Elaine Harrison
COMPLETED 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE U.S. NAVY, RETIRING WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC DEFENSE RIBBON WITH SEVEN STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN OCCUPATION MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE WITH TWO STARS.