World War II Honoree

Leonard Crowell

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Norma Cross

Relationship

Sister

SIGNALMAN 2ND CLASS. SERVED IN THE NAVY JUNE 3, 1942 TO DECEMBER 1, 1946. SERVED ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS INDEPENDENCE CVL-22 IN THE PACIFIC. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLES AT WAKE, TARAWA AND OTHER ISLANDS. TORPEDOED IN THE PACIFIC. RETURNED FOR REPAIRS. VOLUNTEERED FOR SUBMARINE SERVICE AND SERVED ON THE USS PORPOISE SS-172 AND THE USS PIKE SS-173, BOTH SCHOOL BOATS AND THE USS BURRFISH SS-312. TRANSFERRED TO A SUBMARINE BASE IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. NAVY TESTING SHOWED HE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR MENSA, WHICH HE JOINED IN LATER YEARS.