World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Odell Ward
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Vernon, Florida
Honored By
Ralph O. Ward
SERVED ABOARD LST (LANDING SHIP TANKS) #207 IN PACIFIC. SWITCHED TO ARMY AIR CORPS AFTER WWII. SERVED WITH AIR CORPS UNTIL IT BECAME THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, SERVED WITH THE AIR FORCE THROUGH THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM CONFLICTS. RETIRED FROM U.S. AIR FORCE AFTER 25 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE WITH RANK OF SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT.