World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph J. Crocker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clifton, South Carolina
Honored By
Mrs. Mary E. Crocker
SERVED IN CHINA ON GUNBOATS PRIOR TO WWII. HE WAS IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED THE ISLANDS. HE WAS CAPTURED MAY 6, 1942 AND WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR AT OSAKA, JAPAN UNTIL THE END.