World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ivan Gene Croft
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Anthony, Kansas
Honored By
Dick L. Croft
Relationship
Son
SERVED ABOARD THE USS ORCA (AVP-49) AND THE USS SAN CARLOS (AVP-51), BOTH SEAPLANE TENDERS, IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. RECEIVED FOLLOWING MEDALS: WWII VICTORY MEDAL, NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. SERVED NOVEMBER 1943 TO APRIL 1946.